RMS Queen Elizabeth Queen Elizabeth to safely rest on the bed of the Intracoastal Waterway in Ft. Lauderdale harbour (Port Everglades) and remain open, but instead the vessel was towed out of the harbour to Asia to become a floating university. Losing money and forced to close after being declared a fire hazard, this was due to the ship being sold at auction in 1970 to Hong Kong tycoon Tung Chao Yung. Tung, the head of the Orient Overseas Line, intended to convert the vessel into a university for the World Campus Afloat program (later reformed and renamed as Semester at Sea). Following
HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) "Queen Elizabeth" was also scheduled to undergo a first replenishment at sea from ; although this had to be abandoned due to bad weather, this allowed both ships the opportunity to simulate the scenario in detail. "Queen Elizabeth" returned to Portsmouth on 27 February 2018, berthing at Princess Royal Jetty. On 2 March 2018 in Portsmouth Harbour, "Queen Elizabeth" successfully tested her port side Marine Evacuation System (MES), a series of bright orange inflatable escape chutes and rafts. "Queen Elizabeth" departed Portsmouth for a third time on 10 June 2018, heading to the coasts of Cornwall for a second phase