The RMS Queen Mary 2 is a modern British transatlantic ocean liner and is the flagship of Cunard Lines. She is currently the only ocean liner still in service.
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| Name | Queen Mary 2 |
| Namesake | RMS Queen Mary |
| Owner | Carnival Corporation & plc[1] |
| Operator | Cunard Line |
| Port of registry | |
| Ordered | 6 November 2000 |
| Builder | STX Europe Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Saint-Nazaire, France |
| Yard number | G32[2] |
| Laid down | 4 July 2002[3] |
| Launched | 21 March 2003[3] |
| Christened | 8 January 2004[3] by Elizabeth II |
| Completed | 22 December 2003[4] |
| Maiden voyage | 12 January 2004[3] |
| In service | 2004–present |
| Identification | |
| Status | In service |
| General characteristics |
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| Type | Ocean liner |
| Tonnage | 149,215 GT[1] |
| Displacement | 79,287 tonnes[5] |
| Length | 1,132 ft 0 in (345.03 m)[1] |
| Beam |
- 134 ft 6 in (41 m) waterline,[1]
- 147.5 ft (45.0 m) extreme (bridge wings)[3]
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| Height | 236.2 ft (72.0 m) keel to (top of) funnel |
| Draught | 33 ft 10 in (10.3 m)[1] |
| Decks | 14 passenger, 18 total decks[6][7] |
| Installed power |
- 4 × Wärtsilä 16V46C-CR (4 × 16,800 kW)
- 2 × General Electric LM2500+ (2 × 25,060 kW)
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| Propulsion | Integrated electric propulsion; diesel generators & gas turbines used to generate electricity to drive four Rolls-Royce/Alstom Mermaid propulsion units (4 × 21.5 MW) |
| Speed | Max speed 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)[8] Service speed 26 knots |
| Capacity |
- 2,695 passengers (after 2016 refit)
- 2,620 passengers (original design)
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| Crew | 1,253 officers and crew |
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