QE2 A-Z of Facts

• Atlantic
  The QE2 has crossed the Atlantic 803 times, equivalent to more than 2.3 million nautical miles
• Brown
  The QE2 was built at the John Brown shipyard on the Clyde in Scotland between 1965 and 1969
• Cape
  Plans for the QE2 to be docked in Capte Town for the 2010 World Cup failed to materialise
• Dubai
  On 18 June 2007 Cunard confirmed the sale of the QE2 to the Dubai emirate for $100 million
• ESD
  The QE2's original configuration included three Foster Wheeler External Superheater 'D' boilers
• Falklands
  The QE2 carried 3,000 troops to South Georgia during the Falklands conflict in April 1982
• Gardner
  British designer Leslie James Gardner was responsible for the exterior styling of the QE2
• Hotel
  After retirement the QE2 was intended to serve as a floating hotel at the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai
• Istithmar
  In June 2007 the sale of the QE2 to Dubai-based investment group Istithmar World for $100 million
• Juggernaut
  The plot of the 1974 film Juggernaut was inspired by the bomb threat against the QE2 in May 1972
• Kværner
  Between April 1996 and May 1998 the Cunard Line was owned by Norwegian company Kværner
• Lennon
  British designer Dennis Lennon was responsible for the overall design of the QE2's interiors
• Marinite
  2,000,000 square feet of Marinite asbestos-based fire-resistant sheeting was used aboard the QE2
• Nakheel
  Plans for the QE2 in Dubai would see her operated by Nakheel at the Palm Jumeirah Island
• Ocean liner
  The QE2 was the last of the great tranatlantic ocean liners of the twentieth century
• Pametrada
  The QE2 was built with two Pametrada steam turbines powered by three Foster Wheeler ESD boilers
• Q4
  Q4 was the name given to the new Cunard liner before her launch in September 1967
• Refit
  Cunard has invested more than ten times the cost of building the QE2 in refits over four decades of service
• Synagogue
  Until retirement the QE2 featured the only Synagogue at sea, designed by Sir Mischa Black
• Trafalgar
  From 1971 to 1996 the Cunard Line and the QE2 was owned by British company Traflagar House
• Upper
  In February 1968 the John Brown yard, builders of the QE2, became part of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders
• V-Ships
  The Monaco-based company V-Ships operated ths QE2 at Port Rashid in Dubai following retirement
• Warwick
  Captain 'Bil' Warwick was the QE2's first captain, later his son Ronald W Warwick served as captain
• X-ray
  The QE2 featured a fully-equipped 13-bed hospital complete with an x-ray room and operating theatre
• Yokohama
  For their 130th anniversary, the Japanese city of Yokohama chartered the QE2 for 72 days in 1989
• Zeebrugge
  The QE2 called at over one-hundred ports across the world from Acapulco to Zeebrugge