RMS Queen Mary 2

The Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is the latest flagship cruise liner built for the Cunard Line. At 150,000 tons displacement she is the largest passenger ship ever built. The ship is being constructed to replace the Queen Elizabeth 2, the current Cunard flagship.

Table of contents

1 Chronlogy of Construction:
2 General Characteristics
3 Interior statistics
4 External links

Chronlogy of Construction:

8 June, 1998 - Plans for QM2, originally for an 84,000 ton ship, were announced
March 9, 2000 - The Chantiers de L'Atlantique shipyard in France was chosen as site of its construction
July 4, 2002 - The keel was laid
March 21, 2003 - The ship was "launched" from drydock
September 25, 2003 - She left Saint Nazaire port for a three-day sea trial
November 15, 2003 - During an open day on the ship at Saint-Nazaire dock, 15 people (including two children) died, and 32 were injured or missing when a gangway collapsed and fell about 25 metres.
December 13, 2003 - The ship is due to be delivered to Southampton, England and will be officially named in a ceremony soon after. Although QM2 is expected to be a "Royal Mail Steamer" (RMS), she will not be appointed so until after going into service.