"Queen Elizabeth 2" was designed for the transatlantic service from her home port of Southampton, UK to New York, United States and was named after the earlier Cunard liner . She served as the flagship of the line from 1969 until succeeded by the "Queen Mary 2" in 2004. "Queen Elizabeth 2" was designed in Cunard's offices in Liverpool and Southampton and built in Clydebank, Scotland. She was considered the last of the transatlantic ocean liners until "Queen Mary 2" entered service.