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Queen Victoria 

Courtesy of Keith Radford

Keith writes;

Thursday (19th Feb 2009) saw the Queen Victoria steaming through the Sydney Heads (not real sure about diesel ships "steaming" though, but you get my drift), she left yesterday afternoon (20th).

Technical Specifications

Name: MS Queen Victoria

Owner: Cunard Line

Operator: Cunard Line

Port of Registry: Southampton, United Kingdom

Route: Transatlantic, Europe, Asia, or world cruises

Ordered: 3 December 2004

Builder: Fincantieri Marghera shipyard, Italy

Cost: UK£270 million (approx.)

Laid down: 12 May 2006

Launched: 15 January 2007 (float-out)

Christened: 10 December 2007

by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall

Completed: Final Quarter of 2007

Acquired: Final Quarter of 2007

Maiden voyage: 11 December 2007

In service: Final Quarter of 2007

Callsign GBQV

IMO Number 9320556

Status: In service

Tonnage: 90,000 gross tons

Length: 964.5 ft (294 m)

Beam: 106 ft (32.3 m) waterline, 120 ft (36.6 m) extreme (bridge wings)

Height: 205 ft (62.5 m) keel to funnel

Draft: 26.2 ft (8.0 m)

Decks: 16 total, 12 passenger

Installed power: 63.4 MW Sulzer ZA40 diesel plant

Propulsion: Two 16.7 MW Azipods

Speed: 23.7 kn (43.9 km/h; 27.3 mph) maximum,

service at 18 kn (33.3 km/h; 20.7 mph)

Capacity: 2,014 passengers

Crew: 900 officers and crew

The next set were taken by Bob Johnston on the same day as Keith Radford.

Courtesy of Bob Johnston

Courtesy of Bob Johnston

Courtesy of Bob Johnston

Courtesy of Bob Johnston

Courtesy of Bob Johnston

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