Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Here is a cropped version to give a scale against cars and the 30,000 seater stadium..... http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Chiaroscuro/Misc/QueenMary2_crop.jpg.html john > -----Original Message----- > > Hi John, > The Queen Mary II is quite a bit bigger than the Queen Elizabeth and is too big to > dock at Ocean Terminal in HK - they are building a new cruise terminal at the site > of the old Kai Tak airport to take the big ones like the QM II. Ship's details: > Entered Service 2004 > Country of Registry Great Britain > Speed 28 knots > Gross Tonnage 151,400 GRT (Queen Elizabeth 90,900GRT) Guest Capacity > 2,620 (QE 2,068) No. of Crew 1253 (QE 996) Length 1,132 feet (QE 964.5 feet) > Width 131 feet (QE 106 feet) Draft 32 feet (QE 25.9 feet) Cheers Howard > > > > > Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2011 23:44:26 +0000 > > From: John McMaster <john at mcmaster.co.nz> > > Subject: Re: [Leica] Queen Elizabeth in town > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> > > > > The Queen Mary II was in Wellington a couples of weeks back, largest > > ship ever in the harbour. It usually goes to Christchurch but was > > obvioulsy unable to at the moment. > > > > Not a very special picture, but gives an idea of the size - that round > > thing is the Westpac Stadium (aka the cake tin) which seats > > 36,000 people....... > > > > Shot with 35mm (what I had with me), but might put a cropped image up > > this evening > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Chiaroscuro/Misc/QueenMary2.jpg.html > > > > john > > ________________________________________ > > > > > > Hrmm. > > > > Your ship is bigger than my ship! > > > > http://www.bobbaron.com/W_L2001336Ship.jpg > > > > --Bob > >