R.M.S QUEEN MARY 2 COMPARISONS

Number 1 in a series of 6 illustrations by Andrew Davidson
this shows how the 1,132 feet length of the QUEEN MARY 2
dwarfs some of the most famous buildings from around the
world.



Number 2 in a series of 6 illustrations by Andrew Davidson
this emphasises that nearly a quater of a million corks are
popped each year, which if put end to end would measure
the same as Mount Everests height

Number 3 in a series of 6 illustrations by Andrew Davidson

this shows how many of the new Airbus A380's would be

needed to carry the QUEEN MARY 2's 2,620 passengers.

Number 4 in a series of 6 illustrations by Andrew Davidson

At the time she was the largest, the tallest and the widest

passenger vessel ever built. Twice the size of the original

QUEEN MARY and three times the size of the TITANIC.

The ships featured are:

BRITANNIA 1840 - 1849 1,135 GRT

SCOTIA 1862 - 1904 3,871 GRT

ETRURIA 1885 - 1910 7,718 GRT

SAXONIA 1900 - 1925 14,281 GRT

AQUITANIA 1914 - 1949 45,647 GRT

QUEEN MARY 1936 - 1967 80,774 GRT

QUEEN MARY 2 2004 - 150,000 GRT

Number 5 in a series of 6 illustrations by Andrew Davidson

Passengers on the QUEEN MARY 2 will consume 62,426 lbs

of lobster a year - the catch harvested by 3 Maine fishing

boats continuously patrolling their pots

Number 6 in a series of 6 illustrations by Andrew Davidson

The hull of the QUEEN MARY 2 weighs 50,000 tons,

more than the total weight of 330 Blue Whales.