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Comparing the Largest Ocean Liners at the Time of Their Maiden Voyages

There is much interest in comparing the relative sizes and capacities of the great ocean liners. In particular, we are often asked how Queen Mary stacks up against Titanic and Queen Mary 2. The chart below gives the answers.

Queen Mary

Queen Mary 2

Titanic

Length

1,019.5 feet

1,132 feet

882.9 feet

Tonnage

81,237

151,400

46,329

Passengers

1,957

2,620

2,440

Officers and crew

1,174

1,253

860

Builder

John Brown & Co., Ltd., Clydebank, Scotland

Les Chantiers de l'Atlantique, St. Nazaire, France

Harland & Wolff, Ltd., Belfast, Ireland

Keel laid

December 1, 1930

July 4, 2002

March 31, 1909

Launched

September 26, 1934

March 21, 2003 (floated out)

May 31, 1911

Maiden voyage

May 27, 1936

January 10, 2004

April 10, 1912

Final voyage

October 31, 1967

Still sailing

April 10, 1912

Disposition

Retired as museum in Long Beach, California

Still sailing

Sank after striking iceberg in North Atlantic

Funnels

3

1

4 (3 were functional, 1 was dummy)

Decks

12

15

8

Horsepower

160,000

157,000

46,000

Cruising speed

28.5 knots

28.5 knots

21 knots

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