What Ocean Liner travelled the furthest? #shorts
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she was built in the 1960s when all the critics said that she would be a complete failure because of the jet aircraft
Q2 went on to sell further than any ship before her covering 5.8 million nautical miles
she also carry 2.5 million passengers more than any passenger ship in history
went on to serve for 39 1/2 years proving the critics wrong
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Did you know QE2 is one of the most famous ships in the world? -- 🚢 Cunard History Website: https://www.chriscunard.com/ 📚 Buy books: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/books 👕 Buy cruise merch: https://chrisframeofficial.Teemill.com/ 🛳️ Learn about cruising: https://www.chrisframe.com.au/ 🎧 Big Cruise Podcast: https://thebigcruisepodcast.com/ 🌐 Frame & Cross Consultancy: https://frameandcross.com/ RECOMMENDED FOR MORE READING: Chris & Rachelle's QE2 Book: https://www.chriscunard.com/chrisframe/ocean-liner-books/shipping-history/qe2-a-50th-anniversary-celebration/ Michael Gallagher’s Cunard Book: https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781906608859?gC=ad0234829&gad_source=1&gbraid=0AAAAADsTpASWtnBQEbQ8iPxBQ6i3cxoZa Ron Warwick’s QE2 book: https://samwarwick.com/books/qe2-the-cunard-line-flagship-queen-elizabeth-2/ Sam Warwick's QE2 Page: https://www.qe2.org.uk/ The QE2 Story: https://theqe2story.com/ -- General Information (learn more: https://www.chriscunard.com/qe2/qe2-facts/) Name: Queen Elizabeth 2. Gross Tonnage (As built) : 65 863 tons. Gross Tonnage (1994 – 2008 ) : 70 327 tons. Decks: 12 passenger decks. Length: 963 feet. Width: 105 feet, 2 inches. Builders: John Brown (later Upper Clyde). Keel Laid: 5th July, 1965. Launched : 20th September, 1967. Launched By: HM Queen Elizabeth II. Maiden Voyage: Dep. 2nd May, 1969. Final Cunard Voyage: Dep. 11 Nov, 2008. Maximum Passenger Capacity: 1,777 persons. Standard Crew Capacity: 1,040 persons. Port of Registry (Cunard): Southampton, UK. Port of Registry (Istithmar): Port Vila, Vanuatu. Official Number (Cunard): 336703 Signal Letters (Cunard): G.B.T.T. Fastest Passenger Ship (in service): 1969 – 2008. Engine Room Information (1987-2008): Diesel Engines: 9 x 9 Cylinder (Turbo-Charged) Diesel. Diesel Builders: MAN B&W, Augsburg, West Germany. Electric Motors: 2 x 350 tons, one on each propeller shaft. Boilers: 9x Exhaust Gas. 2x Oil Fired. Output at Propellers: 2 x 44 MW. Propellers: 2x outward turning LIPS Controllable Pitch. Bow thrusters: 2 stone kamewa, 1000 h.p. per unit. Stabilizers: 4 Denny Brown. Fuel consumption: 18.05 tons per hour on 9 diesels. Rudder weight: 80 tons. Forward Anchors : 2 at 12 1/2 tons. Cables: 2 at 4″ x 12 shackles. Aft Anchor: 1 at 7 1/4 tons. Cables: 1 at 3″ x 8 shackles. Some more fun QE2 Facts The Atlantic service speed of QE2 is 28.5 knots, with a top cruising speed of 32.5 knots. QE2 is the fastest passenger ship to sail in the 21st century. Top recorded speed of QE2 was 34 knots during her 1987 sea trials. In 2008, QE2 was sold for $100 million to Istithmar, the investment arm of Dubai World. Queen Elizabeth 2’s launch was celebrated with a public holiday in many countries of the Commonwealth. QE2 was the longest serving flagship of the Cunard Line and the longest serving Cunard Ocean Liner. QE2 had 20 lifeboats and 54 life rafts. QE2 is the last Atlantic Ocean Liner to be built in the United Kingdom. She made 806 transatlantic Crossings. She sailed 5.6 million miles – the furthest distance by any ship, ever! She carried 2.5 million passengers in Cunard service. Queen Elizabeth 2’s anchors weigh 12.5 tons each and there are three of them – 2 forward and 1 aft. You can learn about the Queen Elizabeth 2’s history at my website: https://www.chriscunard.com/qe2/qe2-facts/ Tags: #QE2 #QueenElizabeth2 #QM2 #Cunard #Cruiseline #cruiseship #cruisenews #oceanliner #ship #queenanne