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QM2 at sea
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| Career |
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| Ordered: | 6 November 2000 |
| Laid down: | 4 July 2002 |
| Launched: | 25 September 2003 |
| Christened: | 8 January 2004 |
| Maiden Voyage: | 12 January 2004 |
| Fate: | in service |
| General Characteristics |
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| Tonnage: | 150,000 gross tons |
| 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 17 passenger decks) |
| Power: | 157,000 horsepower (117 MW) GE LM2500+ gas turbine/diesel electric plant |
| Propulsion: | Four 21.5 MW pods: 2 fixed and 2 azimuthing |
| Speed: | approximately 30 knots (56 km/h) |
| Complement: | 2,620 passengers, 1,253 officers and crew |
| Armament: | none currently fitted |
| Cost: | UK£550 million (US$800 million) |
- "I name the ship Queen Mary 2. May God bless her and all who sail in her." -- Queen Elizabeth II
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The Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is the current Cunard flagship and makes regular transatlanticFor the similarly named rock band, see TransAtlantic. The term transatlantic refers to something occurring across the Atlantic Ocean. Most often, this refers to the exchange of passengers, cargo, information, or communication between the United States and crossings. The ship was constructed to replace the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2The Queen Elizabeth 2 often called "the QE2 " was the flagship of the Cunard Line from 1969 until she was succeeded by RMS Queen Mary 2 in 2004. The QE2 was considered the last of the great transatlantic ocean liners prior to the Queen Mary 2, and was the (QE2), which was the Cunard flagship from 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i to 2004. The first RMS Queen Mary sailed the Atlantic from 1936 to 1967.
The ship prefix "RMS" is affixed to the QM2, which used to stand for " Royal Mail Steamer," but which now stands for " Royal Mail Ship." The QM2 is not a steamship like her predecessors, but is powered by gas turbines and diesel generators which produce the power to drive her four electric motors. In addition, her predecessors were all transatlantic ocean liners but the QM2 is considered a transatlantic cruise liner.
While the QM2 is the largest passenger ship, there are larger ships. A 461 m supertanker, the Knock Nevis, built in 1979, currently holds the record for sheer size. Additionally, the U.S. Navy's USS Enterprise and Nimitz-class supercarriers all are considerably greater in displacement (85,400 to 105,000 tons).
