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Rupert Ballantyne
Rupert Ballantyne
Rupert Ballantyne was the QE2's Public Rooms Offic...Rupert Ballantyne
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In this first film, Rupert talks about how a gener...Rupert Ballantyne - Film1
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Rupert recalls the QE2’s departure. It might hav...Rupert Ballantyne - Film2
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Despite having huge storage tanks, the QE2 was ada...Rupert Ballantyne - Film3
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After Ascension, the QE2 was blacked out. Rupert d...Rupert Ballantyne - Film4
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Rupert details what and where the Officers and sol...Rupert Ballantyne - Film5
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On the way back home, the fuel situation got criti...Rupert Ballantyne - Film6
Rupert Ballantyne was the QE2's Public Rooms Officer which meant that he was in charge of all the public areas onboard the ship. He shares some fascinating detail about life onboard when the QE2 was requisitioned by the MOD and sent to the Falklands with 3500 troops from the Fifth Infantry Brigade as passengers.
- Rupert kindly shares some fabulous photographs from his personal collection - well worth a look.
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Rupert Ballantyne
Rupert kindly shares some fabulous photographs from his personal collection - well worth a look.