QUEEN MARY	[MEASUREMENTS]	QUEEN MARY 2
1,019.5 ft. (310.74 m.)	Overall Length	1,132 ft.
81,237 gross tons	Gross Tonnage	151,400 gross tons
8 ft. (2.44 m.) to 30 ft. (9.14m.) in length; up to 1.25 in. (3.2 cm.) thick	Hull Plates	(thickness) Varies from 23mm to 30mm (compared to 20mm on most modern cruise ships)
160,000	Horsepower	157,000
28.5 knots	Cruising Speed	28.5 knots
13 ft./gallon	Fuel Consumption	41 ft./gallon
140 tons	Rudder	None - azimuthal (rotating) engine pods steer the ship like outboard motor
3 - Elliptical in shape; 36 ft. fore and aft, 23.3 ft. wide	Smokestacks	1
QUEEN MARY	[STATISTICS]	QUEEN MARY 2
John Brown & Co., LTD., Clydebank, Scotland	Constructed by	Chantiers de L’Antique (France)
Cunard Steamship Co., LTD.	Commissioned by	Cunard Steamship Co., LTD.
December 1, 1930	Keel Laid	(first block placed on stocks) July 4, 2002
September 26, 1934	Date Launched	December 2003
May 27, 1936	Maiden Voyage	January 12, 2004
145 persons	Lifeboat Capacity	2 fast 6-person rescue boats (up to 25 knots), 14 150-person semi-enclosed lifeboats (6 knots) 8 150-person combinations tender lifeboats
Steam type. Two on forward funnel, one on middle funnel. Each over 6 ft,. long, weighing 2,205 LB.	Whistles	2-typhoon located at the forward and end of the funnel
12	Number of Decks	17
1,957	Passenger Capacity	2,620
1,174	Officers and Crew	1,253

Did You Know?

On Thursday, February 23, 2006 the two Queens met in a historic event. A Royal Rendezvous. At noon QM2 arrived at Long Beach through the Queen’s Gate and at 12:30 p.m. each ship sounded a whistle to greet and salute the other. This is the one and only meeting of the two Queen Mary’s.