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RETURN TO THE HOMEPAGE                                                                                                                                                                                                                       RMS QUEEN ELIZABETH 2

Historical Statistics:

 

 

 

Builder:

John Brown & Co. (Clydebank) Ltd, Clydebank, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Yard Number:

736

Date of Build:

1967

Vessel Name:

RMS Queen Elizabeth 2

Other Names:

 

Type of Vessel:

Passenger ocean liner

Date Launched:

20th September 1967

Launched by:

HM Queen Elizabeth II

Maiden Voyage:

2nd May 1969

Southampton to New York, USA

Re-engined:

November 1986 – April 1987

Lloyd Werft, Bremerhaven, Germany

Final Commercial Voyage:

11th November 2008 "Voyage to Dubai"


Southampton - Lisbon - Gibraltar - Civitavecchia (for Rome) - Naples - Valletta - Alexandria (for Cairo) - Suez Canal - Dubai (arrives 27 Nov)

Final Voyage:

 

 

 

Flag:

British

Port of Registry:

Southampton, England, UK

Original Owners / Operators:

Cunard Line, Southampton, England, UK

 

 

 

Technical Statistics:

 

 

 

Length:

963 ft

Breadth:

105 ft

Draft:

32 ft

Gross Registered Tonnage:

69,053 tons (as built)

70,327 tons (today)

Power:

As Built:

Double reduction geared steam turbines driving two propellers

Today:

9 MAN B&W Diesel Engines developing 10,625 kW at 400 rpm.

Propulsion:

2 propellers.

Stabilizers:

4 Brown Brothers stabilizers

Maximum Speed:

32.5 knots

Service Speed:

29 knots

Passengers & Crew:

564 First class & 1,441 Tourist class (as built)

1,791 passengers (today)

 

 


 

Technical Facts:

Signal Letters: GBTT

IMO Number: 336703

Cost: £29,091,000

The RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 was launched by HM Queen Elizabeth II in 1967 and is the last passenger ship built on the Clyde. The QE2 is the fastest and most powerful liner in service, and as a result of continuous improvements to both guest facilities and engineering, remains both luxurious and up to date. At just over 70,000 tons she is by no means the biggest passenger ship in the world, but she is undoubtedly the most famous. The QE2 also has the most extensive medical facilities after a hospital ship.

Engines:

The QE2 now has nine 9-cylinder 58/64 (580 mm bore / 640 mm stroke) medium speed turbo-charged diesels, running at 400 rpm and connected to individual alternators generating 105 MW each at 10,000 volts. Built by MAN B & W Diesel GmbH, Augsburg, Germany and installed in 1986/87, each engine weighs 120 tons.

MAN Diesels Group
www.manbw.de

Motors:

The QE2 has two 400 ton electric motors, one on each propeller shaft, rated at a maximum of 44 MW each at 144 rpm. Built by GEC, Rugby, England the motors each weigh over 400 tons and are over 9 metres in diameter.
  • They are the largest marine motors ever built.
  • The diesel electric system produces 130,000 hp, which is the most powerful propulsion plant of any merchant ship in the world.
  • The 95 MV total power output is enough to light a city the size of Southampton.
  • The QE2 is the fastest merchant ship in operation.
ALSTOM (acquired GEC in 1988 to form GEC Alstom, this eventually become just ALSTOM in 1997)
www.alstom.com

Boilers:

The QE2 has nine waste heat recovery gas boilers mounted on the engine exhaust uptakes, and two oil fired boilers.These produce steam for fuel heating, domestic fresh water heating, heating of swimming pools and steam for the laundry equipment and kitchens. The boilers were built by Sunrod, Sweden.

Aalborg Industries (acquired Sunrod Group in 1994)
www.aalborg-industries.com

Propellers:

The QE2 has two outward turning, controllable pitch propellers with a diameter of 19 ft 8 inches (6.1 metres). The propeller shafts are both 262 ft 6 inches (80 metres) long and 23 ft 2 inches (5.9 metres) in diameter. They were built by Lips B.V., Drunen, The Netherlands.

Bow Thrusters:

Two Stone Kamewa of 1,000 hp per unit.

Rolls-Royce PLC (acquired Kamewa in 1999)
www.rolls-royce.com

Steering Gear:

Brown Brothers 4 Rom Electro-Hydraulic.

Rolls-Royce PLC (acquired Brown Brothers in 1999)
www.rolls-royce.com

Stabilisers:

Four Denny Brown; each fin projects from the ship's side by 12 ft (3.65 metres) and is 6 ft (1.85 metres) wide. They reduce rolling by 60%.

Rolls-Royce PLC (acquired Brown Brothers in 1999)
www.rolls-royce.com

Speed:

The QE2's maximum speed is 32.5 knots and her cruising speed is 25-28.5 knots. This is achievable by using only 7 of her 9 engines.

Fuel Consumption:

18.05 tonnes per hour, or 433 tonnes per day.

This is equal to six of the ship's swimming pools.

The ship's fuel oil tank capacity of 4,381.4 tonnes is sufficient for 10 days' sailing at 32.5 knots, equalling 7,800 miles.

One gallon of fuel will move the ship 49.5 ft; with the previous steam turbine engines, one gallon of fuel moved the ship 36 ft.

Anchors:

Forward: two of 12.5 tons each, on 3 15/16 inch diameter cable 1,080 ft long.
Aft: one of 7.5 tons, on 3 inch diameter cable 720 ft long.
Spare: one of 12.5 tons.

Rudder Weight:

80 tons.

Stopping Capability:

The ship can reduce speed from 32.5 knots full ahead to standstill in 3 minutes 39 seconds, in a distance of 0.75 nautical miles (1.39 km). The ship can go from standstill to full speed astern (19 knots) in 12 minutes.

Navigation Equipment:

Radar:

3 Kelvin Hughes Nucleus ARPA radars, 3 cm and 10 cm, fully inter switched.
2 NINAS navigation works stations complete with an electronic chart display utilising ARCS disks.
2 Kelvin Hughes Qubit Master Yeoman plotting tables.

Kelvin Hughes Ltd
www.kelvinhughes.com

Logs:

Raytheon DSL 250 Doppler Speed Log.
Raytheon EML 201 Electromagnetic Log.

The Raytheon Company
www.raytheon.com

Satellite Navigator:

Magnavox MX 1105 Satellite Navigator.
Racal MK 90 GPS Satellite Navigator.

Hyperbolic Navigational Aids:

Decca Navigator; Loran C: Omega.

Autopilot:

Sperry U.G.P. Autopilot.

Sperry Marine
www.sperrymarine.northropgrumman.com

Compasses:

2 Sperry MK.37 Gyro Compasses; Compass. Lilley and Gillie Magnetic.

Sperry Marine
www.sperrymarine.northropgrumman.com

Lilley & Gillie Ltd
www.lilleyandgillie.co.uk

Whistles:

The QE2 has three "Tyfon" whistles, manufactured by Kockums of Malmo, Sweden which are audible for up to 2 miles.

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Kockum Sonics
www.kockumsonics.com

Navigational Charts:

The Chartroom has approximately 1,500 charts, covering most of the world and they are updated weekly.

Lifesaving Equipment:

Lifeboats: 20, total capacity 2,244 persons.
Liferafts: 56, total capacity 1,400 persons.
Buoyant Apparatus: 5; total capacity 100 persons.
Lifejackets: 3,474
Lifebuoys: 30

At the heart of the ship is the Safety Control Room which is manned 24 hours a day. From this room, there is a continuous watch on every part of the ship. In the centre of the room is a desk, carrying an illuminated master plan of the QE2. Any particular area of the vessel can be presented, displaying all safety precautions available. The desk also carries direct communication links with the Bridge and Engine Control Room.

The Funnel:

This is the most recognisable feature of the QE2, the funnel is 69 ft high and is one of the most efficient and practical designs in any passenger liner.

The Mast:

The mast structure performs the useful functions of clearing waste gases from the main kitchen, and carries the radar scanners, aerials and navigation lights.



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