The Queen Mary 2 was built at the Alstom Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in Sainte-Nazaire, France. This is the same yard that built the S.S. FRANCE, S.S. NORMANDIE, and the S.S. ILE DE FRANCE. The QUEEN MARY2 is the largest, longest, tallest and widest passenger ship ever conceived and the most expensive ship ever built. Standing dockside she is as tall as a 21-story building. She is over one hundred feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall, over four city blocks in length.

Length:1132 feet Beam:135 feet Beam at Bridge Wings:147.5 feet Draft:32 feet 10 inches Height (Keel to Top of Funnel):236.2 feet Gross Registered Tonnage: Approximately 150,000 gross tons Passengers: 2620 Crew: 1253 Top Speed: Approximately 30 knots (34.5 mph) Power: 157,000 horsepower, Environmentally friendly, gas turbine/diesel electric plant Propulsion: Four pods of 20 MW each. 2 fixed and 2 azimuthing. Strength: Extra thick steel hull for strength and stability for Transatlantic Crossings. Stabilizers: Two sets. Cost: Estimated $800 million dollars.

• QM2 is five times longer than Cunard's first ship, Britannia (230 ft.)
• QM2 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 � 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 36 double-decker London buses (31 � ft. each)
• QM2's whistle will be audible for 10 miles.