FIRST BUILT IN 1911, THE OCEAN DOCK HAS BEEN USED BY THE WORLD'S LARGEST OCEAN LINERS, INCLUDING THE R.M.S. OLYMPIC, R.M.S. QUEEN MARY AND THE R.M.S. QUEEN ELIZABETH. THE ORIGINAL DOCK WAS A SINGLE STORY STRUCTURE, AND THEN IN 1946 THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE DOCK WAS UPGRADED TO MODERN STANDARDS. THE NEW TERMINAL OPENED IN 1950 BY THE THEN PRIME MINISTER, CLEMENT ATLEE. IT WAS BUILT IN TYPICAL ART-DECO STYLE AND WAS THOUGHT TO BE QUITE LUXURIOUS IN ITS DAY. IT MEASURED 1297 FEET IN LENGTH AND CONTAINED A RAILWAY PLATFORM ON THE LOWER FLOOR. THESE LETTERS WERE RECOVERED FROM THE SOUTHAMPTON OCEAN TERMINAL WHEN IT WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1983.