For nearly forty years the QE2 has reigned as the Queen of the Seas. Conceived in the 1960s the QE2 went on to serve the Cunard Line until her retirement in 2008 and her country during the Falklands conflict in 1982. She is a floating city, capable of carrying over 2,700 passengers and crew, yet able to travel at speeds in excess of 30 knots. During four decades the QE2 has visited ports of call around the world, earning her reputation as the World's most famous ocean liner. In her lifetime - her design, construction and commercial passenger service - the QE2 has captured records and her statistics are fascinating. In this section of the website discover some of the interesting and amazing facts and figures about the QE2.
- 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 - McNaught
Captain Ian McNaught was the QE2's master on her final voyage to Dubai in November 2008 - 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 - Yard
The QE2's yard number at the John Brown shipyard was 736 and onboard the 736 Club was installed - Zeebrugge
The QE2 called at over one-hundred ports across the world from Acapulco to Zeebrugge
- 1,777
The QE2 can carry up to 1,777 passengers, accomodated in 950 cabins across 8 decks - 4
The QE2 has four - two pairs - of Denny Brown Rom electro-hydraulic stabilisers to improve stability - 13
The QE2 has 13 deck in total - twelve for passengers and one deck for crew members only - 1
The QE2 has one funnel, measuring 69 ft/21 m in height, and painted in Cunard's traditional colours - 433
The QE2 consumes 433 tonnes of diesel oil per day during scheduled passenger service - 20
The QE2 carries lifeboats with a maximum capacity for 2,244 passengers and crew - 2
The QE2 has two Stone KaMeWa bow thrusters each producing 1,000hp to assist manoeuverability - 262 ½
The QE2's two mammoth propeller shafts measure 262ft 6 inches in length - 3
The QE2 has three Tyfon Whistles fitted to her mast, which are audible for a distance of up to two miles - 1,002
The QE2 has 1,002 staterooms - 677 staterooms with sea-views and 325 inside staterooms - 963
The QE2 iss 963 ft long, the Queen Mary and Elizabeth measured 1,031 and 1,118 ft - 7
The QE2 has seven restaurants aboard from the exclusive Queen Grill to the Pavilion Restaurant - 120
Each of the QE2's MAN B&W 9L 58/64 four-stroke Diesel engines weighs an astonishing 120 tons - 32 ½
The QE2's maximum speed was 32½ knots and she can achieve 19 knots full astern - 1,080
Each of the two 12½ forward anchor is attached to a cable masuring 1,080 ft in length - 10
The QE2 has ten bars from the exclusive Queens Grill Lounge to the Sun Deck Funnel Bar - 70,327
The QE2 has a gross tonnage of 70,327 grt and a net tonnage of 37,182 nt - 8
The QE2 has eight passenger stairways identified by letters A to H and thirteen passenger lifts - 49 ½
The QE2 travels 49½ gallons of fuel for each gallon of fuel consumed and consumes 18 tonnes per hour - 73,000
Passengers aboard the QE2 consume in excess of 73,000 bottle of champagne each year - 2,932
On a typical transatlantic crossing the QE2's restaurants use 2,932 table cloths - 3.39
The QE2 takes 3 minutes 39 seconds from sailing at full speed to stationary, travelling 0.8 miles - 4,381
The QE2's fuel tanks can hold 4,381 tons of oil, enough for 10 days sailing at maximum speed - 1,184
The QE2's two most luxurious Q1-grade Grand Suites each have 1,184 sq ft of floorspace - 69,818,400
The QE2 cost $69,818,400 to build, with $675 million spent on subsequent refits
