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This is a video of photos and a short video clip when me (Bill Wolverton) and some friends of mine were visiting the RMS Queen Mary (The old Queen Mary) ocean liner at Long Beach, California on November 9th, 2007. Part of the ship has been converted to a floating hotel and has been docked in Long Beach, Ca. since 1967. The photos I took are of the outside and some of the inside spaces on board the ship and I included a short video clip I took on the promenade deck of a bag piper playing at some wedding event. The engine room area was closed the day I took this video, so, I have no photos or videos of that. The next time I visit the ship, I hope to take more videos. I took over 275 photos of the ship that you can view at http://travel.webshots.com/alb... my home page is at http://www.ki7f.com (Under construction) I also have a MySpace Page at http://www.myspace.com/ki7fOth... specs about the ship.Overall Length: 1,019.5 ft.Gross Tonnage: 81,237 gross tons.Transatlantic Crossings: 1,001Constructed by: John Brown & Co., LTD., Clydebank, ScotlandCommissioned by: Cunard Steamship Co., LTD.Keel Laid: December 1, 1930Date Launched: September 26, 1934Maiden Voyage: May 27, 1936Portholes: Over 2,000Rivets: Over 10 millionHull Plates: 8 ft. to 30 ft.in length; up to 1.25 in. thickMoulded Breadth: 118 ft. Height from Keel to Forward Smokestack Top: 181 ft.Height from Keel to Promenade Deck: 92.5 ft. Height from Keel to Top of Foremast: 237 ft. Number of Decks: 12Passenger Capacity: 1,957Officers and Crew: 1,174Horsepower: 160,000Cruising Speed: 28.5 knotsRudder: 140 tonsWhistles: 3 - Steam type. Two on forward funnel, one on middle funnel. Each over 6 ft long, weighing 2,205 LB.Lifeboat Capacity: 145 personsSmokestacks: 3 - Elliptical in shape; 36 ft. fore and aft, 23.3 ft. wideSmokestack Height:Forward smokestack: 70.5 ft. Middle smokestack: 67.5 ft.Aft smokestack: 62.25 ft.Boilers: 27Fuel Consumption: 13 ft./galDraft: 39 ft. 4-9/16 in.Bow Anchors: 2 @ 16 tonsAnchor Height: 18 ft.Length of Promenade Deck: 724 ft.Length of Anchor Chain: 990 ft.Weight of Anchor Chain: 45 tons.Anchor Chain Link: 2 ft.long, weighing 224 LB.The new Queen Mary II is of course much larger!

Channel: Autos & Vehicles Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am Author: Philovideo

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