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johnfowles · 01-14-2004, 08:58 PM

quote:Originally posted by DMD3:
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That's one ton of a boat if I've ever seen one.[/B]
NO Duncan that is not one ton of a boat!! QM2's displacement is actually 150,000 tons
And Oma I know where you are coming from but never fear-If you are so lucky as to sail in her the following information should allay your fears. I found that the same site as the upper picture above gives amongst the specification details:-
"Steadfast on ensuring that the Queen Mary 2 exceeds all safety requirements, the technical team opted to use 37 lifeboats

And there are some of them
instead of the escape chutes that some operators are now choosing to implement citing that they are easier to operate and maintain on a daily basis. Not many for
Number of passengers: 2620 (3090 at full capacity) plus Crew : 1 253
So at full capacity if they hit another sodden iceberg that makes it over 117 souls per lifeboat.
Surely that is no way to run a shipping line??
the official capacity of each of the QM2's lifeboats is
"under current maritime regulations lifeboats can only have a maximum capacity of 150 persons per boat."Which is rather better than those on the earlier ship sung about by that other world-famous Canadian singer whose 20 lifeboats ranged from 40 to 65 for a total of 1178 to be fought over by
the total of 3000 pasengers (including Leonardo) and crew
An interesting QM2 fact I spotted:-
Draft: 32 feet, 6 inches - 9.95 metres: Height from keel to funnel: 236 feet 2 inches -
72 metres
The overall height of the vessel is limited by an ability to pass under
New York's Verazano Narrows Bridge, which has a clearance of 215 feet (66 metres).A Close shave???!!!!

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01-14-2004, 08:58 PM	#4
johnfowles Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: New Jersey U.S.A. ex UK and Canada Posts: 4,846	quote:Originally posted by DMD3: [B That's one ton of a boat if I've ever seen one.[/B] NO Duncan that is not one ton of a boat!! QM2's displacement is actually 150,000 tons And Oma I know where you are coming from but never fear-If you are so lucky as to sail in her the following information should allay your fears. I found that the same site as the upper picture above gives amongst the specification details:- "Steadfast on ensuring that the Queen Mary 2 exceeds all safety requirements, the technical team opted to use 37 lifeboats And there are some of them instead of the escape chutes that some operators are now choosing to implement citing that they are easier to operate and maintain on a daily basis. Not many for Number of passengers: 2620 (3090 at full capacity) plus Crew : 1 253 So at full capacity if they hit another sodden iceberg that makes it over 117 souls per lifeboat. Surely that is no way to run a shipping line?? the official capacity of each of the QM2's lifeboats is "under current maritime regulations lifeboats can only have a maximum capacity of 150 persons per boat."Which is rather better than those on the earlier ship sung about by that other world-famous Canadian singer whose 20 lifeboats ranged from 40 to 65 for a total of 1178 to be fought over by the total of 3000 pasengers (including Leonardo) and crew An interesting QM2 fact I spotted:- Draft: 32 feet, 6 inches - 9.95 metres: Height from keel to funnel: 236 feet 2 inches - 72 metres The overall height of the vessel is limited by an ability to pass under New York's Verazano Narrows Bridge, which has a clearance of 215 feet (66 metres).A Close shave???!!!! [This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited January 14, 2004).]