QE2 Facts

• 5,600,000
  The QE2 has travelled over 5.6 nautical miles, equivalent to travelling to the moon and back 13 times
• 803
  The QE2 has crossed the Atlantic 803 times, equivalent to more than 2.3 million nautical miles
• 2,500,000
  During her commercial service the QE2 has carried approximately 2.5 million passengers
• 35
  The QE2 served as the flagship of the Cunard Line for thirty-five years from May 1969 until May 1994
• 70,327
  The QE2's gross tonnage is 70,327. Her predecessor the Queen Mary and Elizabeth were 81,237 and 82,998
• GBTT
  The QE2's callsign is GBTT. Her International Maritime Organisation number is 6725418
• 2,622,858
  The number of nautical miles sailed under steam prior to her diesel refit in 1986
• 2,252
  The total number of light fixtures found in the passenger spaces aboard the QE2
• 736
  The QE2's yard number during construction at John Brown Shipyard in Clydebank
• 3,474
  The number of lifejackets aboard the QE2, in addition to 30 life-buoys, for use in emergencies
• 130,000
  The horsepower generated by the QE2's nine MAN 9L 58/64 four-stroke Diesel engines
• 1,350
  The total number of portholes aboard the QE2, in addition to a further 577 windows
• 6,000
  The approximate number of books found in the QE2's Quarter Deck library
• 4,381
  The tonnage capacity of the QE2's oil storage tanks, providing fuel for 10 days sailing at 32.5 knots
• 1,002
  The total number of staterooms aboard the QE2, of which 677 are outside facing