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.
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 cruise ship consumed around 380 tons of fuel daily when at full speed, which translates to about 80 gallons per mile traveled.
In her final arrangement QE2 held 1750 passengers however during her 39.5 years of service this number changed number of times as cabins were added/redesigned.
At the speed of a normal cruise ship, QE2 can move 125 feet per gallon. At her high speed service speed (28.5 knots) she can move 50 feet per gallon.
In her final arrangement QE2 held 1750 passengers however during her 39.5 years of service this number changed number of times as cabins were added/redesigned.
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Titanic__Nope, not the Titanic. The QE2 is 953ft and the Titanic was 882.75 ft. So QE2 wins by a nose.If you are interested in comparing the Titanic to other modern ships, check out the website "Comparing Titanic to Modern Ships".QE2
QE2 is 963 feet long (293.53m)
The QE2 was longer than The Titanic.
The QE2 by 30 meteres (100 feet)
QE2 weighs 70327 Gross Tons and 37182 Net.
The ocean liner QE2 could carry 1,900 passengers, in addition to her crew of 1,015For more information, see Related links below.