About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 71. Chapters: ACV Ashmore Guardian, ACV Ocean Protector, ADV Ocean Shield, AIDAblu, AIDAvita, Alexander von Humboldt (ship), Alexander von Humboldt II, Alfa Nero, Celebrity Reflection, Christian Radich, Costa Concordia, Gorch Fock (1958), Grossherzogin Elisabeth (ship), HMS Scott (H131), HM Prison Weare, Jeanie Johnston, Kajama, Kalmar Nyckel, Kang Nam 1, Kruzenshtern (ship), LPGC Ayame, Maritime Mobile Service Identity, MF Tysnes, MS Adventure of the Seas, MS Albatros, MS Allure of the Seas, MS Asuka II, MS Bremen, MS Marina, MS Monarch of the Seas, MS Nautica, MS Oasis of the Seas, MS Queen Elizabeth, MS Queen Victoria, MS Regatta, MS Riviera, MS Skane, MT Mastera, MT Tempera, MV Adonia, MV Aegean Odyssey, MV Brigitte Bardot, MV Delta Mariner, MV Explorer (2001), MV Freedom Star, MV Liberty Star, MV Oceanic Viking, MY Bob Barker, MY Steve Irwin, NOAAS Bell M. Shimada (R 227), Odyssey (launch platform), Pride of Baltimore, RMS Queen Mary 2, Sedov, Statsraad Lehmkuhl, STS Mir, Xpedition. Excerpt: RMS Queen Mary 2 is a transatlantic ocean liner. She was the first major ocean liner built since Queen Elizabeth 2 in 1969, the vessel she succeeded as flagship of the Cunard Line. The new ship was named Queen Mary 2 by Queen Elizabeth II in 2004 after the first RMS Queen Mary, completed in 1936. Queen Mary was in turn named after Mary of Teck, consort of King George V. With the retirement of Queen Elizabeth 2 from active duty in 2008, Queen Mary 2 is the only transatlantic ocean liner in line service between Southampton and New York, which operates for part of each year. The ship is also used for cruising, including an annual world cruise. Although not of British construction, the ship was designed by a team of British naval architects, led by Stephen Payne. At the time of her construction in 2003 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique, Queen Mary 2 was the longest, widest, and tallest passenger ship ever built, and with her gross tonnage of 148,528 also the largest. She no longer holds this distinction after the construction of Royal Caribbean International's 154,407 GT Freedom of the Seas in April 2006. Although later cruise ships are larger, Queen Mary 2 remains the largest ocean liner (as opposed to cruise ship) ever built. The Queen Mary 2 was intended to routinely cross the Atlantic Ocean, and was therefore designed differently from many other passenger ships. The ship's final cost was approximately $300,000 US per berth, nearly double that of many contemporary cruise ships. Expenses were increased by the high quality of materials, and having been designed as an ocean liner, she required 40% more steel than a standard cruise ship. Queen Mary 2 has a maximum speed of just over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) and a cruising speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph), much faster than a contemporary cruise ship. Instead of the diesel-electric configuration found on many ships, Queen Mary 2 uses integrated electric propulsion in order to achieve her top speed. This uses gas turbines
