Britain's New Giant Liner Arrives At New York After Secret Voyage From Clyde - "Queen Elizabeth", painted an inconspicuous grey, sailing down the Clyde at the start of her secret maiden voyage. Britain's new ?6,000,000 liner "Queen Elizabeth" (85,000 tons), the arrived safely at New York after a secret voyage across the Atlantic from John Brown's shipyard at Clydebank, where she was built. March 07, 1940.