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on 05/10/2012 at 08:07
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I was neither cast or crew, but worked in the Brisbane office (it was my first job - a rather eventful 6 months) as the Receptionist for the 'Queen of the Isles II in 1990), taking bookings, talking to Lesley at the Cairns office...I think I might still have the brochure somewhere

Thanks for taking the time to research this special ship and creating this website and the fb page.
on 18/08/2012 at 07:47
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Following on from a previous message about this ship operating on the Mersey and serving north Wales - I have a framed picture of the Queen of the Isles with the inscription ''My Ship' during 1968-69' below it. On the back, it says 'Queen of the Isles 1968 - 1969 - 1970 Master Capt Davies'. the background in the photo looks like the Mersey. The picture came to me in Menai Bridge, north Wales.
john
on 08/08/2012 at 09:39
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I've been writing some stories re my past employment. I was Third Eng on the Queen not long after she first arrived in Cairns and started the Cairns - Thursday Island cruises. I was fortunate to be able to locate this site which has filled in some missing buts of my memories of those times. Thank you.
Cheers,
Stu
on 27/04/2012 at 10:20
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Thank you for this great site: I was trying to date a photo of Queen of the Isles that I have from her Scilly days, and this helped a lot. (My photo is here, if you are interested: )
on 27/03/2012 at 18:05
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Just found this site.
I was Assistant Naval Architect in Charles Hill when The Queen was built and remember her well. I have often wondered what happened to her .
She was built like a tank as she needed permenant ballast and had to take the ground at frequant intervals so her bottom plates were about 5/8" thick.
Also the cargo hold was sized to suit standard daffodil boxes.
on 12/11/2011 at 23:45
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What a wonderful website! I remember my one and only trip on the "Queen of the Isles" to the Scillies and unfortunately, I was very sea sick! However, I have always admired her and was sorry to see her departure from this run, so any attempt at a return voyage on her
Actually, I stumbled across this website through researching this ship because I've recently bought a model of her, built originally by an 80 year old man who was a frequent traveller to the Scillies, his favourite one being the "Queen". He has done a good job with the model, but some detailing work is needed which I can now attempt. The model is 36" long, radio controlled and it's good to be reaquainted with her, albeit, in a small way.
on 28/10/2011 at 06:39
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Just letting everyone know myself & a friend of mine went on the Queen around December 1990 we recorded a song about the Queen of the Isles in around 1991. The song received airplay in N.Q. & hundreds of copies of the song were sold that yr. If anyone would be interested in the cd please email me. Regards David
on 04/09/2011 at 18:47
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A great site. My father, Bob Krey (other posters have referred to him as Bob Craze), was Secong Engineer on the Queen from her maiden voyage until she left for a new life in Tonga. I made several trips on her over the years, including one to meet Robin Knox Johnson as he neared the end of his solo non-stop trip around the World. I'll try and find some photos for the site.
on 27/08/2011 at 12:46
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Mighty usfuel. Make no mistake, I appreciate it.
on 29/05/2011 at 12:26
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I was a Boilermaker apprentice at Hills yard from 60-66 and spent quite a lot of time working on the Queen during construction. Rather sad to see her end but she had a useful life.
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