QUEEN ELIZABETH 2 in Southampton dry dock circa 1987
Built 1968 by John Brown / Upper Clyde
Owner: Cunard
GRT 70327, DWT 15976
Length 294, beam 32 metre
Original twin screw steam turbine replaced 1987 by twin diesel 28 kt (34 kt max)
2008 purchased by Dubai World for hotel, finally opened 2018 with limited facilities.
Original white funnel repainted in traditional Cunard red/black in 1983 after deployment in Falkland’s War
© the late Steve Greenwood