What does Queen Mary 2’s massive whistle sound like? #shorts
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Cunard’s Queen Mary 2 sounds her epic whistle / horn. QM2 carries an ORIGINAL whistle from the original RMS Queen Mary and the other is designed to sound like the original whistles of the RMS Queen Mary. -- I’m giving #shorts a try. What do you think? Would you like to see more short Cruise Ship & Ocean Liner short clips? Please let me know in the comments. — ▶ SUBSCRIBE for regular cruise ship updates & maritime history: https://bit.ly/38BR2DK ▶ READ: My Maritime History books: https://bit.ly/3nISs3w ▶ COLOUR IN: The Cunard Colouring Book: https://bit.ly/3nISs3w ▶ CHECK OUT my Cunard history website: https://www.chriscunard.com/ ▶ LEARN MORE about me: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/ — Here's some more info and stats about Cunard Queen Mary 2. You can learn a lot more on my website: https://www.chriscunard.com/ ▶ Name: Queen Mary 2 (QM2). ▶ Gross Tonnage: 149,215 tons. ▶ Length: 1132 feet / 345.03 metres. ▶ Beam: 135 feet / 41.14 metres. ▶ Beam at Bridge Wings: 147.5 feet / 44.95 metres. ▶ Draft: 32 feet, 10 inches / 9.75 metres. ▶ Height (Keel to Funnel): 237 feet / 72.23 metres. ▶ Passenger Capacity: 2,695 people. ▶ Standard Crew Capacity: 1,253 people. ▶ Top Speed: Approximately 30 knots (34.5 mph / 55.56km/h). ▶ Power: 157,000 hp / 117074.88 kW. ▶ Propulsion: Four pods of 20 MW each; 2 fixed and 2 rotating (360 degrees). ▶ Stabilisers: Two sets of Denny Brown stabilisers. ▶ Port of Registry: Hamilton (2011 – ) Southampton (2003 – 2011). ▶ Callsign: ZCEF6 (2011 – ) GBQM (2003 – 2011). ▶ Fleet Status: Flagship of the Cunard Fleet. ▶ Cost: $800m USD / $1.1bn AUD (in 2003) -- ▶ Is Queen Mary 2 bigger than Titanic? Yes – Queen Mary 2 is much bigger than Titanic. At 1,132ft long, she is 250ft longer than Titanic. In metric terms QM2 is 76.2 metres longer than Titanic. Queen Mary 2 is also wider, taller and faster than Titanic with a cruising speed 7 knots faster than Titanic. While QM2 is much larger than Titanic, she only carries slightly more passengers than Titanic, with QM2 able to transport a maximum of 2,695 guests and Titanic 2,435. This means each QM2 passenger has a LOT more space per person than those aboard Titanic. --