QE2 Did you know?

• 10,287 The QE2 consumed 10,287 tonnes of fuel sailing to the Falklands and back to the UK
• 6725418 The QE2's International Maritime Organisation (IMO) official number is 6725418
• 4,381 The tonnage capacity of the QE2's oil storage tanks, providing fuel for 10 days sailing at 32.5 knots
• GBTT The QE2's radio callsign is GBTT, previously held by the Queen Mary; the Queen Elizabeth's was GBSS
• YJVW6 The QE2's callsign, since her August 2009 re-registration in Port Vila in the South Pacific island of Vanuatu
• 25,427,000 The cost of the QE2, in the original tender from the John Brown shipyard totalled £25,427,000
• 1,100 The design of the QE2 incorporated 1,100 tons of aluminium in the construction of the superstructure
• 14 The QE2 has kennels on the Signal Deck providing accommodation for up to 14 animals during a voyage
• 2,622,858 The number of nautical miles sailed under steam prior to her diesel refit in 1986
• 1,350 The total number of portholes aboard the QE2, in addition to a further 577 windows
• 14,967 The QE2 steamed 14,697 nautical miles sailing to the Falklands and back to the UK
• Magradome A retractable, weather-proof glass 'Magradome' roof was fitted in 1983 over the Lido Deck
• 5,875,493 The QE2 has travelled over 5.8 nautical miles, equivalent to travelling to the moon and back 14 times
• 803 The QE2 has crossed the Atlantic 803 times, equivalent to more than 2.3 million nautical miles
• 336703 The QE2's official number, until she was removed from the British Registry, was 336703
• 122 The QE2 Virtual Experience on this website has 122 panoramic photographs of the QE2
• 130,000 The horsepower generated by the QE2's nine MAN 9L 58/64 four-stroke Diesel engines
• 1,002 The total number of staterooms aboard the QE2, of which 677 are outside facing
• 1,852 The QE2 can carry up to 1,852 tonnes of fresh water in tanks to provide potable water for use onboard
• 736 The QE2's yard number during construction at John Brown Shipyard in Clydebank
• 5,800 The QE2 was fitted with 2 five-bladed LIPS propellers, with a 5,800mm diameter, in 1987
• 35 The QE2 served as the flagship of the Cunard Line for thirty-five years from May 1969 until May 1994
• 576059000 The QE2's Maritime Mobile Service Identity number since her registry in Vanuatu
• 60% The QE2's Denny Brown stabilisers are designed to reduce rolling of the ship by 60%
• 677 The QE2's has 667 staterooms and suites with sea-views; there are 325 inside cabins
• 2,500,000 During her commercial service the QE2 has carried approximately 2.5 million passengers
• 4 The QE2 was built no No. 4 slipway at the John Brown shipyard on the Clyde in Scotland
• STUFT The QE2 was requisitioned as a 'Ship-Taken-Up-From-Trade' during the Falklands War
• 70,327 The QE2's gross tonnage is 70,327. Her predecessor the Queen Mary and Elizabeth were 81,237 and 82,998
• Port Vila The QE2's port of registry, since August 2009, is Port Vila in the South Pacific island of Vanuatu
• 22 The QE2 has twenty-two lifts for the use of passengers across the QE2's twelve decks
• 2,252 The total number of light fixtures found in the passenger spaces aboard the QE2
• 11,590 The QE2's deadweight - the maximum weight she can carry is 11,590 tonnes
• 6,000 The approximate number of books found in the QE2's Quarter Deck library
• 3,474 The number of lifejackets aboard the QE2, in addition to 30 life-buoys, for use in emergencies