QE2

THE BASICS

CLASS:                              Queen (individual design)
BUILDER:                         John Brown (Scotland)
REGISTRY:                       Great Britain
ENTERED SERVICE:        1969
LINE:                                 Cunard
COST:                               £29,091,000 (Cunard estimates
                                  that since her launch, it has spent
                                  15 times that amount in refitting).

SIZE

TONNAGE:                              70,327
LENGTH:                                 963 feet
BEAM:                                     105 feet, 2.5 inches
BEAM AT BRIDGE WINGS:    117 feet, 5.5 inches
DRAFT:                                    32 feet
HEIGHT (Keel to Funnel):         204 feet, 1.5 inches

PEOPLE

PASSENGERS:                         1,778
CREW:                                     1,016
OFFICERS:                               British

TECHNICAL:

MAXIMUM SPEED:          32.5 knots (forward); approx.
                                  15 knots (reverse)
POWER PLANT:               9 9-cylinder 58/64 medium speed
                                  turbo-charged diesels driving two
                                  400-ton GEC electric motors.
PROPULSION:                  2 variable pitch propellers
STABILIZERS:                  4 Denny Brown
Entered Service:                   1969

CUNARD

VITAL
STATISTICS

FEATURE ARTICLES

"QE2 In The Falklands War" - - The story
of QE2 in the Falklands War of 1982.

QUEEN ELIZABETH 2

QE2 IN PICTURES

Photo Tour and Commentary

QE2 Captains

DECK PLANS
(courtesy of Cunard)

"WHY QE2 WAS SOLD " - -
Cunard President Carol Marlow
commentson the sale of QE2 to Dubai
World.

QE2
PROFILE
PAGE

"A Mistress At Sea"
Reflections on more than 70 voyages on
QE2.

QE2 entering locks in the Panama Canal.

Captain Ian McNaught

QE2's 1,000th Voyage - - A look at the
disastrous 1994 refit and how QE2
regained her image.

"Artist To The Queens" - - a profile of artist
Giancarlo Impiglia whose commissioned works are
on QE2, QM2 and will be on QUEEN VICTORIA.

"An Interview With Captain Christopher Rynd" - -
Captain Rynd discusses the Princess ships he has
commanded as well as commanding QM2, QE2,
and the new QUEEN VICTORIA

"CAROL MARLOW SPEAKS" - -
Cunard President Carol Marlow's remarks to the
Cornell Club of New York on Cunard, QE2, QM2
and QUEEN VICTORIA

LINK TO QE2 BRIDGE CAMERA