[Cheetahcat]

I heard there was a lot of Aluminum used in the construction of the superstructure on that ship. I never heard the Falklands thing before the QE2 was used I think.

[americanophile]

There was...it was designed to be fire retardant. It didn’t have the sumptuous interiors that British liners had, very functional...but it was fast.

[Mr. Lucky]

The Falklands claim is bogus. This boat was laid up before the Falklands War.

[buccaneer81]

and in 1982 to transport British troops to the Falkland Islands.

Not true. The QE 2 was used as a transport. As it was, the US took great pains not to appear to be aiding Britain during the Falklands war. All our help was covert and backdoor stuff, especially satellite and communications intel.