I don’t generally pay much homage to passenger shipping in the sixth boro, but QMs pivoting 180 degrees between the Colgate clock and the Battery left me speechless; from my vantage point, I saw a “north” bound vessel rotate “anticlockwise” and then “park” facing the Statue of Liberty. Oh, to have seen it from the air! A ship assist tug just stood by, feeling obsolete in the age of azipods and triple bow thrusters?
The hulls all wear Cunard blue, but that’s where uniformity ends. Lots of fotos follow.
QE bow and bridge. Tiny and relatively few portholes made for a “dark” ship last night compared with the glass cathedral look of the two newer Cunard vessels.
QM bow and bridge
QV bow and bridge. I couldn’t get a starboard shot.
QE bow. By the way, notice the rust. More on that later.
QM bow. A litte grainy, but . . . you remember what happened when that submarine tried to approach last summer.
QV bow.
About that rust . . . in the harsh January sun it couldn’t hide. I’ll revisit Cunard in a few days.
Some numbers, all QE, then QM, then QV
Speed: 33 knots- 30- 23. Might the next Queen crawl at 15 knots?
Gross tons: 70,000- 148, 000- 90,000
Waterline beam: 32 meters- 41- 32.
Height: 52 meters- 72- 62.
Length: 293 meters- 345- 294
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January 14, 2008 at 10:08 pm
Dan
Thank you for sharing those great bow shots. I find it interesting comparing the difference between the sleekness and knife like bow of QE2 with her newer fleet mates.
And yes, it looks like QE2 could use some TLC.
January 15, 2008 at 10:02 am
Fjorder
I found this interesting: Since the QE2 began service in 1969, she has done 25 circumnavigations, crossed the Atlantic more than 800 times, and carried more than 2.5 million passengers. And now, she’s gone condo, to be berthed at Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah, the world’s largest man-made island.
Tugster: The Volvo Penta IPS I had mentioned to you in an earlier comment is akin to an azipod (of course, the IPS engine(s) are inside the hull, not in the azipod unit) although the underwater units only rotate a maximum (last time I checked) of 27 degrees to port and starboard. Working in double- and triple-engine configurations, however, gives vessels an amazing adroitness via joystick or trad. helm controls…
January 15, 2008 at 10:37 am
Toby
How awesome. Was in Newport on Sunday night and missed them. How long are they here?
January 16, 2008 at 5:30 am
Tim Zim
3 Beauties
January 19, 2008 at 1:33 pm
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January 19, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Jarrett
Apparently there is a museum on the QV dedicated to all things Cunard.
Link to the article here: http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?BRD=2605&dept_id=559900&newsid=19137416&PAG=461&rfi=9
I saw the article here, as a link from the very excellent blog “Maritime Compass” here: http://maritimecompass.blogspot.com/