Queen Mary 2 Is Destined For Panama
Feb 12th, 2006 by Don Ray
I just saw that the Queen Mary 2 will be ported in Panama two times in the next 30+ days. It is such a magnificent ship that if you are in the Panama City area and specifically Fuerte Armador on the following two days, you should try to see it.
February 15, 2006 Wed Fuerte Amador, Panama 8 am - 6 pm
March 15,2006 Wed Fuerte Amador, Panama 8 am - 6 pm
Some information from the net on Fuerte Armador and the Queen Mary 2.
Fuerte Amador - Panama
This recently developed port with its modern shopping plazas is just next door to Panama City, once a vital link along the Golden Main. In 1671, it was destroyed by the Welsh buccaneer Henry Morgan and a new colonial city was built: Casco Antiguo, today a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Be sure to visit both old and new, and shop for duty-free bargains including the famous molás hand-woven by the Cuna Indians of San Blas.Queen Mary 2 Statistics:
Length: 1,132 feet
Beam: 135 feet
Beam at Bridge Wings: 147.5 feet
Draft: 32 feet 10 inches
Height (Keel to Funnel): 236.2 feet
Gross Tonnage: Approximately 151,400 gross tons
Passengers: 2,620
Crew: 1,253
Top Speed:
Power: 157,000 horsepower, environmentally friendly, gas turbine/diesel electric plant
Propulsion: Four pods of 21.5 MW each; 2 fixed and 2 azimuthing
Strength: Extra thick steel hull for strength and stability for Atlantic crossings
Stabilizers: Two sets
Cost: Estimated $800 million dollars
Some comparisons:
· QM2 is five times longer than Cunard’s first ship, Britannia (230 ft.)
· QM2 is 113 feet longer than the original Queen Mary
· QM2 is more than twice as long as the Washington Monument is tall (550 ft.)
· QM2 is 147 feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall (984 ft.)
· QM2 is more than 3 ½ times as long as Westminster Tower (Big Ben) is high (310 ft.) · QM2 is only 117 feet shorter than the Empire State Building is tall (1248 ft.)
· QM2 is more than three times as long as St. Paul’s Cathedral is tall (366 ft.)
· QM2 is as long as 41 double-decker London buses (31 ½ ft. each)
· QM2’s whistle will be audible for 10 miles
