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QE2 TRIVIA
* She was built at John Brown’s Shipyard and known only as ‘Job number 736’ until she was launched by the Queen on the 20th September 1967
*Her 40th Anniversary is her 1,400 voyage
*She has sailed 5,665,688 million nautical miles
*Carried over 2.5 million passengers
*Completed 801 Atlantic crossings
*Completed 25 full World Cruises
*Been commanded by 25 Captains
*Is 963ft long and 105ft wide
*Can carry 1,778 passengers and over 1,000 crew members
*Weighs 70,000 tonnes
*Has 9 diesel engines, each the size of a double decker bus
Has the largest marine motor ever built
*Has the largest cinema at sea (capacity 531)
*Has the only Synagogue at sea
* Is capable of speeds up to 34 knots (cruising speed 28.5 knots)
*Can sail backwards at a speed of 19 knots
*Consumes 18.5 tons of fuel per hour, 433 tons per day
*Her rudder weighs 80 tons
Requisitioned as ‘Troops Carrier’ she carried 3,000 troops during the 1982 Falklands War
* She has been sold to Dubai for £50 Million and is destined to become a floating hotel
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