In her 39.5 years of service, QE2 travelled 6,000,000 nautical miles - a record that is unlikely to ever be beaten due to the speed and length of service that the great ship enjoyed.
This calculates at an average of 152,000 nautical miles per year.
QE2 travelled further than any other ship ever has, or ever will - 6 million miles. QE2 was the fastest liner in the world - capable of 34 knots - and the most powerful twin-propellor ship in the world - 130,000hp. QE2 was built in Clydebank, Scotland and completed in 1968. QE2 entered service in April 1969 with her maiden voyage on May 2nd to New York.
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Titanic__Nope, not the Titanic. The QE2 is 953ft and the Titanic was 882.75 ft. So QE2 wins by a nose.If you are interested in comparing the Titanic to other modern ships, check out the website "Comparing Titanic to Modern Ships".QE2
QE2 is 963 feet long (293.53m)
The QE2 was longer than The Titanic.
4381.4 tons of fuel oil (sufficient for 10 days' sailing at 32.5 knots, equaling 7,800 miles).She can travel far futher on that fuel if she slows down a bit!
The QE2 is now retired and permanently moored in Dubai. When it did operate.... well it's maiden voyage from Southampton to NYC in 1969 took 4 days 16 hours. That was before the engine was replaced with a diesel model in 1986. Times may have differed from then on.
QE2 weighs 70327 Gross Tons and 37182 Net.
The QE2 by 30 meteres (100 feet)
QE2 was about 33meters longer than the Titanic
Around 4600 gallons. This answer is based on the chief engineer saying that it can travel for 12 days at 28.5 knots at which speed it used 380 tons/day in fuel.
Around 4600 gallons. This answer is based on the chief engineer saying that it can travel for 12 days at 28.5 knots at which speed it used 380 tons/day in fuel.