Around 4600 gallons.
This answer is based on the chief engineer saying that it can travel for 12 days at 28.5 knots at which speed it used 380 tons/day in fuel.
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Around 4600 gallons. This answer is based on the chief engineer saying that it can travel for 12 days at 28.5 knots at which speed it used 380 tons/day in fuel.
The QE2 can do a whopping 6 inches to the gallon!! That's ridiculous. Here's the correct answer from the desk of the Chief Engineer at Cunard Liner: What is the fuel consumption? At the service speed of 28.5 knots, consumption is 380 tons per day: this equates to 50 ft/gall.