AJAXNETPHOTO. (SOU) SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND. 12 MAY TROOPSHIP DEPARTS - THE CUNARD LINER QE2 LEAVES 38 BERTH, ESCORTED BY TUGS AND A FLOTILLA OF SMALL CRAFT ON THE FIRST LEG OF HER VOYAGE TO THE FALKLAND ISLANDS. THE 67,000 TON LINER WAS CONVERTED IN ONE WEEK AND FITTED WITH THREE HELICOPTER PADS. THE QE2 EMBARKED 3,500 TROOPS OF THE WELSH AND SCOTS GUARDS AND THE BRIGADE OF GHURKAS FOR THE LONG VOYAGE TO THE SOUTH ATLANTIC. PHOTO: JONATHAN EASTLAND/AJAX REF: 909598_CD211031_13

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Size: 2660px × 1315px
Location: SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND.
Photo credit: © JONATHAN EASTLAND / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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