QUEEN MARY 2

Queen Mary 2 pictured here off St George's, Grenada in December 2005. Flagship of the Cunard Line.

Owner: Carnival Plc - London
Operator: Cunard Line Ltd

Built: 2003-12 Chantiers de l'Atlantique - St-Nazaire (France) Yard/hull No.: G32
Newbuilding price $780,000,000
Hull Material:Higher tensile steel; Hull Connections:Welded; Decks:12 dks plus 5 non continuous; Bulbous bow

Length Overall 345.030
Length (BP) 301.350
Breadth Extreme 48.700
Breadth Moulded 41.000
Draught 10.300
Depth 31.140
Gross 148,528
Net 98,720
Deadweight 19,189
Formula Deadweight 169,865

Capacities : Passengers; cabins 1,320; berths 2,800; Crew 1,253

4 diesel electric oil engines & 2 gas turb. driving 4 generators each 16,200kW 11,000V a.c. 2 generators each 25,000kW 11,000V a.c. connected to 4 electric motors of 29,229shp(21,500kW)
Total Power: Mcr 126,860kW (172,478hp)
Max. Speed: 29.35kts, Service Speed: 26.50kts
Design: Wartsila, Engine Builder: Wartsila Finland Oy - Turku
4 x 16V46C, 4 Stroke, Single Acting, Vee
16 Cy. 460 x 580, Mcr: 16800 kW (22841 hp) at 514 rpm
Thrusters: 3 Thwart. CP thruster (f) 3,200kW(4,351bhp)