Gross Tonnage

70,327 tons (approx.)

Length

963 feet

Beam

105 feet

Draft

32 feet

Height

202 feet 4 inches

Passengers

1,900

Decks

13

30 Dec 1964

Contract signed with John Brown Shipyard of Clydebank.

5 Jul 1965

Keel laid. Assigned 'job number 736'.

20 Sep1967

Launched by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

19 Nov 1968

QE2 sets sail from the fitting out berth at John Brown's

under the command of Captain 'Bil' Warwick.

26 Nov 1968

Start of preliminary trials in the Irish Sea.

22 Apr 1969

Mini maiden voyage to Las Palmas.

2 May 1969

Official maiden voyage to New York.

8 Jan 1971

Rescued passengers from Antilles, which had run aground.

May 1972

Ransome demand in mid-Atlantic.

1975

First world cruise.

May 1982

QE2 requisitioned for Falklands War as a troop tansport.

Oct 1986

Work starts in Germany on the conversion from steam to

diesel engines.

1987

QE2 wins The Queen's Award for Export Achievement.

7 Aug 1992

Hits uncharted rocks off Vineyard Sound.

Dec 1994

Extensive, much publicised refit.

11 Sep 1995

Encountered Hurricane Luis on a Westbound Atlantic crossing and

got hit by a 95 foot wave.

2 Jan 1996

QE2 logged 4 million miles

1996

Following the sale of Trafalgar House to Kvaerner, Cunard Line ownership is transferred to the Norwegian construction company.

May 1998

Kvaerner sell Cunard Line to the American owned Carnival Corporation.

29 Aug 2002

QE2 logged 5 millions miles at sea.