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2. Queen Mary 2 - Wikipedia

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   RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is a British ocean liner. She has served as the flagship of the Cunard Line since January 2004, and as of 2024, is the only active, purpose-built ocean liner still in service. [9] [10] Queen Mary 2 sails regular transatlantic crossings between Southampton and New York City, in addition to short cruises and an annual world ...

3. RMS Queen Mary - Wikipedia

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   RMS Queen Mary [3] is a retired British ocean liner that operated primarily on the North Atlantic Ocean from 1936 to 1967 for the Cunard Line.Built by John Brown & Company in Clydebank, Scotland, she was subsequently joined by RMS Queen Elizabeth [4] in Cunard's two-ship weekly express service between Southampton, Cherbourg and New York.

4. Seawise Giant - Wikipedia

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   RMS Queen Mary 2, 1,132 ... It took 9 km (5 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles) for the ship to stop from that speed, ... From top to bottom: Knock Nevis ...

5. Don’t forget a watch: 5 things to know about transatlantic ...

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   The Queen Mary 2, launched in 2004, was built to make long transoceanic voyages, allowing it to travel the world. In 2024, it steamed out of New York on Jan. 3 to Southampton in the United Kingdom.

6. Blue Riband - Wikipedia

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   The final step in the quest for trans-Atlantic speed was the Concorde, which set a record in 1996 of a second under two hours 53 minutes, at an average speed of 1250 mph (Mach 1.9), [22] but by this time airlines were aware that cost and comfort were more important to passengers than speed, and the emphasis shifted to aircraft like the Boeing ...

7. Timeline of largest passenger ships - Wikipedia

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   RMS Queen Elizabeth's size record stood for the longest time at over 54 years. This is a timeline of the world's largest passenger ships based upon internal volume, initially measured by gross register tonnage and later by gross tonnage. This timeline reflects the largest extant passenger ship in the world at any given time.

8. Cunard Line - Wikipedia

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   The Queens were replaced by Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2), which was designed for the dual role. [7] In 1998, Cunard was acquired by the Carnival Corporation, and accounted for 8.7% of that company's revenue in 2012. [8] In 2004, QE2 was replaced on the transatlantic runs by Queen Mary 2 (QM2).

9. MS Queen Elizabeth - Wikipedia

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   (Top) 1 Design. Toggle Design subsection. ... Speed: 23.7 knots (43.9 km/h; 27.3 mph) ... RMS Queen Mary 2 met up with Queen Victoria and the then brand new Queen ...