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Yes, I remember buying that on a visit to London when it first came out and relishing it on the first and subsequent reads. Smallpeice was one, if not the first, literal "penny counter" to head both an airline and a steamship line, being an accountant by vocation and instinct. He must have aged 20 years seeing Cunard's balance sheets the first time!
Of course, that was a different era when a liner was a national emblem so the name mattered and one is tempted to write an entire article on the saga. Now, of course, "QE2" is an icon and seems too clever for words.. back in 1965, it was quite bold and radical on every level. Rather like the ship herself.
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