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Queen Elizabeth In New York Harbor
This image shows
a late spring morning in 1952 at the Port of New York. The Queen Elizabeth,
having set sail earlier that morning, has now progressed down to the lower
bay, abeam of Staten Island and Arthur Kill. A traditional oil tanker, cruising
on the Queen Elizabeth's starboard side, has just made its turn out into the
open bay from Arthur Kill fairway, a tributary that gives access to Newark
Bay and many of the area's oil refineries.
On her port side steams one of the colourful old tugboats from the thirties.
These tugboats were steam powered and relatively quiet in operation. Their
handsome build and tall funnels were part of New York Harbor's charm from
the turn of the century until the late fifties.
In the distance, the brand new S.S. United States, which has just captured
the Blue Ribbon, steams against the backdrop of downtown Manhattan and Governor’s
Island.
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