▁the ▁ocean ▁lin ers ▁came ▁to ▁an ▁end . ▁By ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁many ▁passenger ▁ships ▁continued ▁their ▁service ▁in ▁cru ising . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁during ▁the ▁F alk lands ▁War , ▁three ▁active ▁or ▁former ▁lin ers ▁were ▁requ is ition ed ▁for ▁war ▁service ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Government . ▁The ▁lin ers ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁ 2 ▁and ▁, ▁were ▁requ is ition ed ▁from ▁C un ard ▁and ▁P & O ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁tro op ships , ▁carrying ▁British ▁Army ▁personnel ▁to ▁As c ension ▁Island ▁and ▁the ▁F alk land ▁Islands ▁to ▁recover ▁the ▁F alk lands ▁from ▁the ▁inv ading ▁Argent ine ▁forces . ▁The ▁P & O ▁educational ▁cru ise ▁ship ▁and ▁former ▁British ▁India ▁Ste am ▁Navigation ▁Company ▁l iner ▁ ▁was ▁requ is ition ed ▁as ▁a ▁hospital ▁ship , ▁and ▁served ▁after ▁the ▁war ▁as ▁a ▁tro op ship ▁until ▁the ▁R AF ▁Mount ▁Ple asant ▁station ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁Stanley , ▁which ▁could ▁handle ▁tro op ing ▁fl ights . ▁▁ 2 1 st ▁century ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁first ▁de cade ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁former ▁ocean ▁lin ers ▁were ▁still ▁in ▁existence , ▁some ▁like ▁SS ▁Norway , ▁were ▁sail ing ▁as ▁cru ise ▁ships ▁while ▁others , ▁like ▁, ▁were ▁preserved ▁as ▁museum s , ▁or ▁laid ▁up ▁at ▁pier ▁side ▁like ▁SS ▁United ▁States . ▁After ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁Queen