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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

RMS queen mary 2


RMS Queen Mary 2
QM2 bow
QM2 bow
Career British Red Ensign
British Red Ensign
Nationality: British
Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc
Operated by: Cunard Line
Builder: Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Ordered: 6 November 2000
Laid down: 4 July 2002
Floated: 21 March 2003
Named: 8 January 2004
by Queen Elizabeth II
Maiden voyage: 12 January 2004
Registry: United Kingdom
Home port: Southampton
Status: in service
General Characteristics
Tonnage: 148,528 gross tons[1]
Displacement: 76,000 tonnes (approx)
Length: 345 m (1,132 ft)
Beam: 41 m (135 ft) waterline,
45 m (147.5 ft) extreme (bridge wings)
Draft: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Height: 72 m (236.2 ft) keel to funnel
(includes 13 passenger decks [2])
Power: 117 MW (157,000 horsepower) CODAG
Propulsion: four 21.5 MW electric propulsor pods:
2 fixed and 2 azimuthing
Speed: approximately 30 knots (56 km/h)
Complement: 2,620 passengers,
1,253 officers and crew
Cost: UK £460 million
(700 million)
(US $900 million)
IMO Number: 9241061

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