Queen Mary 2
Transatlantic cruise ship
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Summary
Queen Mary 2 is a cruise ship[1]. It ranks in the top 0.48% of cruise ship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,785 views/month, #2 of 415).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: ocean liner[3]
- Owned by: Cunard Line[4], Carnival Corporation & plc[5]
- Operator: Cunard Line[6], Carnival Corporation & plc[7]
- Named after: RMS Queen Mary[8]
- Manufacturer: Chantiers de l'Atlantique[9]
- Designed by: Stephen Payne[10]
- Commons category: IMO 9241061[11]
- Shipping port: Hamilton[12]
- Powered by: integrated electric propulsion[13], azimuth thruster[14]
- Port of registry: Southampton[15]
- Yard number: G32[16]
- Service entry: 2004[17]
- Significant event: order[18], keel laying[19], ship launching[20], ship acquired[21], ship naming ceremony[22], ship commissioning[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Queen Mary 2 (ship, 2003)[24]
- Commons gallery: RMS Queen Mary 2[25]
- Location of creation: Chantiers de l'Atlantique[26]
- Maximum capacity: 2620[27]
- Gross tonnage: 149,215[28], 148,528[29]
- Official name: Queen Mary 2[30]
- Has characteristic: cold ironing[31]
- Length: 345.03 m[32]
- Speed: 30 knot[33]
- Capital cost: 870,000,000 euro[34]
- Cruise speed: 30 knot[35]
- Beam: 41.00 m[36]
Why It Matters
Queen Mary 2 has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]