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Old 17th Mar 2017, 4:13 pm   #1
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Default KB RV60 "Prince"

If anyone is interested I have scanned the instruction booklet for the KB RV60 Prince.

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Default Re: KB RV60 "Prince"

Is the ship on the front cover the RMS Queen Elizabeth ?

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Possibly.

Mike (crackle) might know.

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Old 17th Mar 2017, 8:05 pm   #4
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It certainly looks like it is supposed to be the QE1, with its 2 funnels.
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1972: The wreck of Seawise University, the former Queen Elizabeth, in Hong Kong Victoria Harbour
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The other Cunard liners which were equipped with KB made equipment were RMS "Queen Mary" 3 funnels,
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and RMS "Caronia" 1 funnel.
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KB made a great deal of the fact they supplied radio equipment to the "Queens" they featured in many adverts for TV's and radios of the time.

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