"Queen Elizabeth" Runs Aground -- An aerial photograph shows the giant liner firmly aground as six tugs attempt to drag her clear. The Cunard liner "Queen Elizabeth", the world's largest liner, with 2,446 passengers and a crew of 1,200 aboard, has run aground at the entrance to Southampton water during a dense fog. The 85,000 ton ship was returning to Southampton from New York. Twelve tugs have so far failed to move her. April 23, 1947. (Photo by Sport & General Press Agency Limited).