Images of Cruiseship MV ‘QUEEN MARY 2’ (2,620 Berths, Cruise Vessel, Built 2003)

IDENTIFICATION: Launch Name was Queen Mary 2. Call Sign ZCEF6, IMO Number 9241061. Built at Ch. de l’Atlantique, Bermuda Flagged, LR Classed, Length Overall of 345.03 m., Length Between Perpendiculars of 301.35 m., Draught of 10.30 m., Beam of 41.00 m., Gross Tonnage of 148,528, Moulded Depth of 31.14 m., Keel to mast air draft of 72.00 m., Tonnage of 98,720 International Net and 18,886 Dwt (long). ENGINE DETAILS: Engine Description 4 S.A. 16-cyl., Engine Model 16V46C Wartsila Engine, Speed of 29.40 kts, Horsepower of 172,478B at 500. 4 Azimuth Propellors.

OWNER / MANAGER DETAILS: Cunard Line Ltd.; company website: http://www.cunard.co.uk/.

SPECIALIZED DETAILS: Total number of Passengers 2,800, 1310 Passenger Cabins, 2620 Passenger Berths, 13 Passenger Decks, 1253 Crew.

LINKS OF INTEREST:                                                                                               ‘Seven Days on the Queen Mary 2’, The New York Times, February 8, 2013.                       ‘Battle of the Queens: Queen Mary vs. Queen Mary 2’                                                QUEEN MARY 2 Deck Plan, accessed online September 2014; courtesy Cunard Line, Ltd.

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. http://www.karatzas.com

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. http://www.karatzas.com

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Leaving behind the Downtown Manhattan skyline. http://www.karatzas.com

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, leaving behind New York. http://www.karatzas.com

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. http://www.karatzas.com

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Starboard bow view detail. http://www.karatzas.com

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Aft starboard view detail. http://www.karatzas.com

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Passing under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. http://www.karatzas.com

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Passing under the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. http://www.karatzas.com

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Framed by the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge. http://www.karatzas.com

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. http://www.karatzas.com

Cunard’s flagship ‘Queen Mary 2’ (QM2), built at Chantiers de l’Atlantique in 2003, departing New York. Starboard stern view detail. http://www.karatzas.com

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