-RMS Queen Mary 2-
RMS Queen Mary 2 is a largest transatlantic ocean liner in the world.
She is a successor of Cunard Line's Queen Elizabeth 2 and she is the first major ocean liner built since Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1969.
General Characteristics
Tonnage: 148,528 GT
Length: 345 m (1,132 ft)
Beam: 41 m (135 ft)
Draught: 10,10 m (33 ft)
Capacity: 2,620 passengers (+ 1,253 crew members)
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
The ship was named the Queen Mary 2 by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004 after the first RMS Queen Mary, completed in 1936.
The Queen Mary was in turn named after Mary of Teck, consort of King George V. With the retirement of Queen Elizabeth 2 from active duty in 2008, the Queen Mary 2 is currently the only transatlantic ocean liner in service running between Southampton and New York, although the ship is often used for cruising, including an annual world cruise.
The Queen Mary 2 was intended primarily to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and was therefore designed differently from many other passenger ships.
-Adopted from Maritime connector-
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