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The RMS Queen Mary 2, launched in March 2003 by the Cunard Line is 1,132 feet or 342 meters long, and has a gross tonnage of roughly 148,528 tons. She is the largest ocean liner ever built, and is among the largest ships ever constructed.

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http://www.cunard.com/OurShips/default.asp?Ship=QM2&main=int&sub=fac

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Length:

1,132 feet

Beam:

135 feet

Beam at Bridge Wings:

147.5 feet

Draft:

32 feet 10 inches

Height (Keel to Funnel):

236.2 feet

Gross Tonnage:

Approximately 151,400 gross tonnes

Guest Capacity:

2,592 lower berths

3,056 maximum capacity (Including third and fourth berths)

Crew:

1,253

Cruise Speed:

28.5 Knots

Power:

157,000 horsepower, environmentally friendly, gas turbine/diesel electric plant

Propulsion:

Four pods of 21.5 MW each; 2 fixed and 2 azimuthing

Strength:

Extra thick steel hull for strength and stability for Transatlantic Crossings

Stabilizers:

Two sets

Cost:

Estimated $800 million Some Comparisons:

  • QM2 is five times longer than Cunard's first ship, Britannia (230 ft.)
  • QM2 is 113 feet longer than the original Queen Mary
  • QM2 is more than twice as long as the Washington Monument is tall (550 ft.)
  • QM2 is 147 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall (984 ft.)
  • QM2 is more than 3½ times as long as Westminster Tower (Big Ben) is high (310 ft.)
  • QM2 is only 117 feet shorter than the Empire State Building is tall (1248 ft.)
  • QM2 is more than three times as long as St. Paul's Cathedral is tall (366 ft.)
  • QM2 is as long as 41 double-decker London buses (31½ ft. each)
  • QM2's whistle is audible for 10 miles
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The length of the Queen Mary was 1,019 feet long, but is sometimes rounded to 1,020 feet long.

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the queen Mary 2 is 345 meters in length.

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