RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
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RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 was a famous Cunard ocean liner and later cruise ship that served as one of the last great transatlantic liners of the 20th century.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth 2 | 4 |
| MS Queen Elizabeth | 1 |
| Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) hotel | 1 |
| RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cunard Line ship
ⓘ
cruise ship ⓘ ocean liner ⓘ passenger ship ⓘ |
| awards | Blue Riband contender (unofficially associated with high speed) ⓘ |
| beam | 32.0 m ⓘ |
| builder | John Brown & Company ⓘ |
| callsign | GBTT ⓘ |
| capacity | over 1,700 passengers (after refits) ⓘ |
| christenedBy |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
|
| convertedTo | cruise ship ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | about 1,000 ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Dubai
ⓘ
surface form:
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
|
| currentName |
RMS Queen Elizabeth 2
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) hotel
|
| currentUse | floating hotel ⓘ |
| delivered | 1968-04-20 ⓘ |
| draught | 9.9 m ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1969-05-02 ⓘ |
| fate | retired from Cunard service ⓘ |
| finalCunardVoyage | 2008-11 ⓘ |
| flag |
British Red Ensign
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Ensign
|
| homePort | Southampton ⓘ |
| IMONumber | 6725418 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1965-07-05 ⓘ |
| launched | 1967-09-20 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 293.5 m ⓘ |
| maidenVoyage | 1969-05-02 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Elizabeth II
ⓘ
surface form:
Queen Elizabeth II
|
| notableFor |
being one of the last great transatlantic ocean liners
ⓘ
long service life ⓘ world cruises ⓘ |
| operator | Cunard Line ⓘ |
| originalTonnage | ~65,000 GT ⓘ |
| placeOfConstruction |
Clydebank
ⓘ
surface form:
Clydebank, Scotland
|
| precededBy |
RMS Queen Elizabeth
ⓘ
RMS Queen Mary ⓘ |
| propulsion |
diesel-electric (after 1986–1987 re-engining)
ⓘ
steam turbines (original) ⓘ |
| reEngined | 1986–1987 ⓘ |
| retiredFromService | 2008 ⓘ |
| role | troopship during the Falklands War ⓘ |
| route | Transatlantic service between Southampton and New York ⓘ |
| serviceSpeed | about 28.5 knots ⓘ |
| shipyard |
John Brown & Company
ⓘ
surface form:
John Brown & Company, Clydebank
|
| soldTo | Dubai World ⓘ |
| successor | Queen Mary 2 ⓘ |
| tonnage | ~70,000 GT (after refits) ⓘ |
| usedAs | Falklands War troop transport in 1982 ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MS Queen Elizabeth
this entity surface form:
Queen Elizabeth 2
this entity surface form:
Queen Elizabeth 2
this entity surface form:
Queen Elizabeth 2
this entity surface form:
Queen Elizabeth 2
this entity surface form:
Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) hotel