RMS Queen Elizabeth was sold to the city of Long Beach, California. "Queen Elizabeth" was sold to a succession of buyers, most of whom had unsuccessful plans for her. Finally "Queen Elizabeth" was sold to Hong Kong businessman Tung Chao Yung, who intended to convert her into a floating university cruise ship called Seawise University. In 1972, while undergoing refurbishment in Hong Kong harbour, fire broke out aboard under unexplained circumstances and the ship was capsized by the water used to fight the fire. In 1973, the wreck was deemed an obstruction to shipping in the area, and so was partially scrapped where
RMS Queen Mary 2 the installation of "scrubbers" and exhaust gas filters to reduce emissions. RMS Queen Mary 2 RMS "Queen Mary 2 (also referred to as the QM2") is a transatlantic ocean liner. She is the largest passenger ship built for the Cunard Line since "Queen Elizabeth 2" in 1969, the vessel she succeeded as flagship of the line. As of 2018, "Queen Mary 2" is the only passenger ship operating as an ocean liner. The new ship was named "Queen Mary 2" by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004 after the first of 1936. "Queen Mary" was in turn named after Mary of