RMS Queen Elizabeth 2

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RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 was a famous Cunard ocean liner and later cruise ship that served as one of the last great transatlantic liners of the 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Cunard Line ship ⓘ
cruise ship ⓘ
ocean liner ⓘ
passenger ship ⓘ
awards Blue Riband contender (unofficially associated with high speed) ⓘ
beam 32.0 m ⓘ
builder John Brown & Company ⓘ
callsign GBTT ⓘ
capacity over 1,700 passengers (after refits) ⓘ
christenedBy Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth II
convertedTo cruise ship ⓘ
countryOfRegistry United Kingdom ⓘ
crew about 1,000 ⓘ
currentLocation Dubai, United Arab Emirates ⓘ
linked to: Dubai
currentName Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) hotel ⓘ
currentUse floating hotel ⓘ
delivered 1968-04-20 ⓘ
draught 9.9 m ⓘ
enteredService 1969-05-02 ⓘ
fate retired from Cunard service ⓘ
finalCunardVoyage 2008-11 ⓘ
flag Red Ensign ⓘ
linked to: British Red Ensign
homePort Southampton ⓘ
IMONumber 6725418 ⓘ
laidDown 1965-07-05 ⓘ
launched 1967-09-20 ⓘ
lengthOverall 293.5 m ⓘ
maidenVoyage 1969-05-02 ⓘ
maximumSpeed about 32.5 knots ⓘ
namedAfter Queen Elizabeth II ⓘ
linked to: Elizabeth II
notableFor being one of the last great transatlantic ocean liners ⓘ
long service life ⓘ
world cruises ⓘ
operator Cunard Line ⓘ
originalTonnage ~65,000 GT ⓘ
placeOfConstruction Clydebank, Scotland ⓘ
linked to: Clydebank
precededBy RMS Queen Elizabeth ⓘ
RMS Queen Mary ⓘ
propulsion diesel-electric (after 1986–1987 re-engining) ⓘ
steam turbines (original) ⓘ
reEngined 1986–1987 ⓘ
retiredFromService 2008 ⓘ
role troopship during the Falklands War ⓘ
route Transatlantic service between Southampton and New York ⓘ
serviceSpeed about 28.5 knots ⓘ
shipyard John Brown & Company, Clydebank ⓘ
soldTo Dubai World ⓘ
successor Queen Mary 2 ⓘ
tonnage ~70,000 GT (after refits) ⓘ
usedAs Falklands War troop transport in 1982 ⓘ

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Queen Mary → hasSisterShip → RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 ⓘ
David Frost → placeOfDeath → MS Queen Elizabeth ⓘ
linked to: RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
Operation Corporate → notableAsset → Queen Elizabeth 2 ⓘ
linked to: RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
Cunard Line → notableShip → Queen Elizabeth 2 ⓘ
linked to: RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
Albert Grossman → diedOnBoard → Queen Elizabeth 2 ⓘ
linked to: RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
John Brown & Company → notableWork → Queen Elizabeth 2 ⓘ
linked to: RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 → currentName → Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) hotel ⓘ
linked to: RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
Port Rashid → hasPart → Queen Elizabeth 2 hotel ship ⓘ
linked to: RMS Queen Elizabeth 2