QUEEN ELIZABETH 2

General characteristics Type: Ocean liner Tonnage: 70,327 GT (gross tonnage) Displacement: 48,923 (loaded) Length: 293.5 m (962.9 ft) Beam: 32.03 m (105.1 ft) Height: 52.2 m (171.3 ft) Draft: 9.87 m (32.4 ft) Installed power: 9 x 10,625 kW at 400 rpm Propulsion: 9 MAN 9-cylinder medium speed diesel electric powerplant linked to two five-bladed variable pitch propellers Speed: 34 kn (63 km/h; 39 mph), 20 kn (37 km/h; 23 mph) going astern (figures recorded during sea trials post powerplant replacement, normal service speed 28.5 knots) Capacity: 1,777 passengers 1,892 (all berths) passengers Crew: 1,040 officers and crew. From October 1986 to May 1987, QE2 underwent a major refit at the Lloyd Werft yard at Bremerhaven in Germany transforming her from an ageing steamship to a state of the art diesel-electric motorship. This refit, costing $162m, was hugely successful and allowed the ship to sail on for another 20 years as the Cunard flagship, the only transatlantic liner and the fastest and most powerful merchant ship in the world. QE2 at 32.8 knots, March 2008 - Lat. 32°17'.4 N Long. 132°57'.3 E Speed 32,8 knots Course : 50° Time GMT 13:001:50 Date TUE 18 Mar On March 18th, 2008 and QE2 was speeding along between Shanghai, China and Osaka, Japan. The 32.8 knots was recorded at 9:55pm