To find out the latest information about the building of the third Cunard Queen Elizabeth the best place is the official 'We are cunard' blog which is following progress which you will find by clicking the link below.
Note that unlike the first 2 Queen Elizabeths, the new ship is simply a cruise ship with a large number of near-identical sisters. For this reason it is completely incorrect to connect her with, or compare her to, the QE2. QM2 is the replacement for QE2.
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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.
The QE2 by 30 meteres (100 feet)
QE2 weighs 70327 Gross Tons and 37182 Net.
QE2 was about 33meters longer than the Titanic
Queen Elizabeth the 2nd (our current queen) technically launched the QE2
QE2 was bult in the town of Clydebank, Scotland which is close to the large city of Glasgow.
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The QE2 was built at the John Brown shipyard in Clydebank on the River Clyde, near Glasgow, Scotland
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.