Queen Mary 2

[philmarks]

Here she is going up Southampton Water this morning

www.blue-hound.com/P0001307.JPG

sorry don't seem to be able to paste a hyperlink


Impressive

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Phil

 

[paulrossall]

To post a hyperlink you need to look in the help section.
<A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.blue-hound.com/P0001307.JPG>http://www.blue-hound.com/P0001307.JPG</A>
Hope this helps. Paul

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[Rowana]

I\'m old enough . .

. . to remember seeing both the original Queens (Mary & Elizabeth) while doing my bit on a minesweeper out of Pompey!

God, I must be old ! !

Anyone else remember them??

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[halcyon]

Re: I\'m old enough . .

What the Queens ? or the days when we used to be build them ?


Brian

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[chippie]

I bet the passengers and crew are looking forward to getting somewhere a bit warmer than there!

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[TheBoatman]

I wonder if she will make it to the other side without prop vibration, engine failure, etc.
IMHO most new boats seem to take a couple of trips to shake the gremlins out.

We will have to wait and see?

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[BrendanS]

Isn't that why they took her down to Spain before coming here? Shake down cruise, and let crew get used to her.

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[anthonyyearsley]

Does anyone have comparative figures for QM2 against QM1? I have only seen gross tonnage, i.e.volume, 150,000 tons and length 1132 feet. QM1 was 81200 gross tons, 90000 tons displacement, length 1018 feet, beam 118 feet and draft 39 feet. Although the QM2 is said to be the beamiest ever it could be that the displacement is no greater.

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[Mirelle]

Ive got a paper given by her cheif designer somewhere. But I'm pretty sure she is heavier, because one factor given for the chosen size was the wish to avoid using aluminuim alloys in the superstructure. QE2 has them and has fatigue problems; QM2 is all steel.

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[petery]

I worked on the Canberra in the winter of 1962 and watched it's aluminium superstructure flex in a Force 12 in the Bay of Biscay; popping out the promenade deck windows! At least she was Belfast-built.

QM2 - built in France, owned by the Americans, I believe, and sails under the Red Ensign as a marketing 'flag of convenience' ?

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