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Last night I watched a documentary on the building of the QE2. I remember going to see her at Greenock in 1967 when she was nearly finished , but last night only Clydebank was mentioned - John Browns Shipyard, where she was built and launched by the Queen - not a mention of Greenock. Am I mistaken in thinking that Greenock was where she was built?
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QE2 was built at John Brown's, Clydebank and launched on 20 September 1967.

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So she did pass Greenock, but did she never berth there? If it wasnt the QE2, what other ship would I have seen there?
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She definitely berthed at the Ocean Terminal in Greenock, for the last time, I think, in October 2008. The number of visitors caused traffic chaos.
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Apparently she was fitted out at Greenock according to this newspaper article.
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Just been reading in the Telegraph website that there is a campaign starting, to bring Qe2 home to Glasgow. She is lying in a dock in Dubai rotting.
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It would be wonderful to have her back in Scotland as a tourist attraction. Being named after her, our Queen Elizabeth must be sad to see it deteriorating in Dubai. Perhaps she could help out bringing it back home.
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Mind you, Donald Trump's mother was Scottish, maybe he would be pleased to lend a hand.
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