What are the dimensions of the Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2)?
The QE2’s length is 963 feet (293.5m), and her beam is 105 feet (32m). Her gross tonnage was registered as 65,863 tons and she could carry 2000 passengers. The original engines were steam turbines, producing 110,000 shaft horse power to drive two screw propellers. A major refit in 1987 updated her accommodation and converted her to diesel electric power with nine oil fired engines driving two giant electric motors each of 59,000 shaft horse power.
