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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Queen Elizabeth 2 4
MS Queen Elizabeth 1
Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) hotel 1

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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