RMS Queen Mary 2

Queen Mary 2 in Boston
History
United Kingdom
Name	Queen Mary 2
Namesake	RMS Queen Mary
Owner	Carnival Corporation & plc
Operator	Cunard Line
Port of registry	Southampton, UK (2004–2011) Hamilton, Bermuda (2011–present)
Ordered	6 November 2000
Builder	STX Europe Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France
Yard number	G32
Laid down	4 July 2002
Launched	21 March 2003
Christened	8 January 2004 by Elizabeth II
Completed	22 December 2003
Maiden voyage	12 January 2004
In service	2004–present
Identification	Call sign: ZCEF6 IMO number: 9241061 MMSI number: 310627000
Status	In service
General characteristics
Type	Ocean liner
Tonnage	149,215 GT
Displacement	79,287 tonnes
Length	1,132 ft 0 in (345.03 m)
Beam	134 ft 6 in (41 m) waterline, 147.5 ft (45.0 m) extreme (bridge wings)
Height	236.2 ft (72.0 m) keel to (top of) funnel
Draught	33 ft 10 in (10.3 m)
Decks	14 passenger, 18 total decks
Installed power	4 × Wärtsilä 16V46C-CR (4 × 16,800 kW) 2 × General Electric LM2500+ (2 × 25,060 kW)
Propulsion	Integrated electric propulsion; diesel generators & gas turbines used to generate electricity to drive four Rolls-Royce/Alstom Mermaid propulsion units (4 × 21.5 MW)
Speed	Max speed 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) Service speed 26 knots
Capacity	2,695 passengers (after 2016 refit) 2,620 passengers (original design)
Crew	1,253 officers and crew

The RMS Queen Mary 2 is a modern British transatlantic ocean liner and is the flagship of Cunard Lines. She is currently the only ocean liner still in service.