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Queen Mary 2

Queen Mary 2. By: Jacob Donahue And Renee Sanders. History. 7 Jun 1998‘ - Project Queen Mary' announced and initial plans for a new liner unveiled 8 Nov 1999 - General plans completed and first images released 10 Mar 2000 - Letter of intent signed with Chantiers de L'Atlantique in France

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Queen Mary 2

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  1. Queen Mary 2 By: Jacob Donahue And Renee Sanders

  2. History • 7 Jun 1998‘ - Project Queen Mary' announced and initial plans for a new liner unveiled • 8 Nov 1999 - General plans completed and first images released • 10 Mar 2000 - Letter of intent signed with Chantiers de L'Atlantique in France • 6 Nov 2000 - Formal contract signed • 16 Jan 2000 - First sheet of steel cut • 4 Jul 2002 - Keel laying ceremony Captain Ron Warwick appointed Master Designate • 1 Dec 2002 - Float out • 25 Sep 2003 - First sea trials • 7 Nov 2003 - Second sea trials. Speeds of 30knots reached • 22 Dec 2003 - Formal hand-over of Queen Mary 2 to Cunard Line • 26 Dec 2003 - Maiden arrival in home port of Southampton, England • 8 Jan 2004 - Queen Mary 2 named by HM Queen Elizabeth II • 12 Jan 2004 - Departure on Maiden Voyage from Southampton to Fort Lauderdale, United States • 16 Apr 2004 - Maiden Transatlantic Westbound Crossing to New York • 25 Apr 2004 - Historic Eastbound Transatlantic Crossing in tandem with Queen Elizabeth 2

  3. Statistics • Laid down: 4 July 2002 • Launched: 21 March 2003 • Christened: 8 January 2004 • Maiden voyage: 12 January 2004 • Queen Mary 2's facilities include 15 restaurants and bars, five swimming pools, a casino, a ballroom, a theater, and a planetarium. • Length: 1,132 ft • Width: 135 ft •  Height: 236.2 ft • 13 Passenger Decks • Speed: 34 mph • Capacity: 3,853 passengers and crew • In-cabin broadband, Wi-Fi, in-cabin safes, in-cabin refrigerators, some in-cabin minibars, some in-cabin DVDs

  4. Construction • The keel was laid down in the Louis Joubert Lock on 4 July 2002, in Saint-Nazaire, France, with the hull number G32. Approximately 3,000 craftsmen spent some 8 million working hours on the ship, and a total of 20,000 people were directly or indirectly involved in her design, construction, and fitting out. In total, 300,000 pieces of steel were assembled into 94 "blocks" off of the drydock, which were then stacked and welded together to complete the hull and superstructure. She is so much larger than the ships that Chantiers normally build that the shipyard treated her as "1.6 ships."

  5. Construction Continued.. • The Queen Mary 2 was floated on 21 March 2003. Her sea trials were conducted between 25 September-29 September and 7 November-11 November 2003,between Saint-Nazaire and the off-shore islands of Ile de Yu and Belle-Ile. The final stages of construction were marred by a fatal accident on 15 November 2003, when a gangway collapsed under a group of shipyard workers and their relatives who had been invited to visit the vessel. 48 people on the gangway fell over 15 m (50 ft); 32 were injured and 16 were killed. Construction was completed on schedule. Due to the size of the ship, the luxury of materials, and the fact that, due to her nature as an ocean liner, she required 40% more steel than a standard cruise ship, the final cost ended up being approximately $300,000 US per berth - nearly double that of other cruise ships.

  6. Comparisons Since it is often difficult to picture the size of such a large vessel, here are some comparisons: • QM2 is five times longer than Cunard's first ship, Britannia (230 ft.) • QM2 is 113 feet longer than the original Queen Mary • QM2 is more than twice as long as the Washington Monument is tall (550 ft.) • QM2 is 147 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall (984 ft.) • QM2 is more than 3 ½ times as long as Westminster Tower (Big Ben) is high (310 ft.) • QM2 is only 117 feet shorter than the Empire State Building is tall (1248 ft.) • QM2 is more than three times as long as St. Paul's Cathedral is tall (366 ft.) • QM2 is as long as 41 double-decker London buses (31 ½ ft. each) • QM2's whistle is audible for 10 miles

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  8. Bibliography • http://www.mundycruisingpressarea.co.uk/fileadmin/user_upload/press-images/QM2.jpg • http://www.seascanner.com/img/schiffe/queen_mary_2.jpg • http://www.thecunarders.co.uk/QM2%20postcard11.jpg • http://www.3jslimos.com/ordereze/images/items/IMAGE224.JPG • http://wearecunard.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/photo-23.jpg • http://www.flickr.com/photos/mikemcd/2191850296/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/11606523@N06/1190896395/ • http://www.flickr.com/photos/35381720@N05/3325618682/sizes/l/ • http://pix.motivatedphotos.com/2008/9/7/633563701787343650-barrellrollyouredoingitwrongfunny.jpg

  9. Bibliography Cont. • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QM2 • http://cruises.about.com/cs/shipprofiles/a/queen_mary_5.htm • http://www.fodors.com/cruises/cunard-line-695745/ships/queen-mary-2-695774/fast-facts-641/

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