Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Europa it was indeed, Will!! How time can dim recollection! - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Will von Dauster" <vondauster@earthlink.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 4:46 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT - Queen Mary 2 > Hi All, > > On Dec 28, 2003, at 12:57 PM, Seth Rosner wrote a post I agree with, as > an ocean liner sentimentalist, one minor comment: > > > A great treat, Gerry, and many thanks. I entered the port of > > Southampton 25 > > years ago in Queen Elizabeth II, the last of the graceful transatlantic > > liners, in S.S. France in 1964, in S.S. Statendam in 1960, and in S.S. > > Nieuw > > Amsterdam in 1950. Sailed westbound from le Havre in 1950 on the maiden > > voyage of S.S. Liberte (2d maiden of this ship, originally pre-WWII > > Hamburg-American ship, I think the Bremen (?) calling at Southampton en > > route for New York.... > > The Liberte was the former Europa. My folks came to the US on board her. > > Will von Dauster > Denver > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html