get a load of this guy😂

It was actually 2 weeks but in a time lapse. Imagine watching a vid for two weeks!! Lol

Pawn THIS GUY GOD

Lol

I love the yt comment section!

No, look at 1:30on t he stern, the name is Queen Elisabeth

ThePueco10 [Pueco] R u fr?

@@pueco1058 It isn't though

@@fedora997 heck is true

ThePueco10 [Pueco] Your seeing things it says Queen Elizabeth 2 just like before

Isn't dressing up the reason people take a Cunard ship?

omg... how fast was the ship

Back in the day of the great liners, people traveled with "Steamer Trunks" to hold all the clothes needed just to cross the ocean. In one book I've read about liners, a gentleman was required to changes clothes on a ship four times a day. I think that was in "The Sway of the Grand Saloon, A Social History of the North Atlantic." by John Malcolm Brinnin.

True but the QM2 is by far the best ship built in the 21st century

how ever Queen Mary 2 was the last Ocean liner built there is little to known surviving Ocean liners that are still active

Lol there is the qv2

@@Def_7470 ok i don't get what ship you mean theres not even a Queen Victoria 2

Pinwheel Galaxy Yes, Queen Mary 2 is the last ever Ocean Liner and the last ever RMS ship.

well she is now a floating Hotel atleast Dubai is taking care of QE2 better while California is screwing Queen mary over (this is why California isn't a great place for RMS Queen mary)

@@hevendor958 Why California does not take care of QM

@@Ledboi420 remember the Soviet Submarine next to the Queen mary

Lol. The one that partially sank?

@@hevendor958 :O Ok

Since May 1969, it had been my dream to watch QE2 once a day. (I was 9 years old in that time). In june or july 2004 (!), indeed i watched that ship in the harbour of stavanger (norway) unexpected. What a joy, what a surprise! Fullfillment of the dream did dure more than 35 years. I'm a german "aboriginal", son of a farmer. I never lived abroad.

theres a ploblem with your statement, queen elisabeth 2 isnt an ocean liner, its a cruise ship, queen mary 2 is a ocean liner.

I love that you can still see "Queen Elizabeth 2 Southampton" at 0:29 when her paint is stripped ☺

I would say that it would be nice to have her next to her predecessor, Queen Mary, but seeing how the city of Long Beach have (not) cared for her, a better choice may instead to dock her with QE2, or even better, keep her in her home, Southampton, just like Rotterdam has been preserved at her home

And the Queen Mary II?

No they repainted her

@@ralphefernandes Technically yes but ever since carnival kept adding decks of balconies to her she has started to look like another floating apartment block unfortunately.

Michael Z did u forget the queen mary

Not quite, there is still The Queen Mary 2

QE2 was actually launched in 1967, completed in 1968 and did her maiden voyage in 1969. And ships, even big ships, are actually still launched from slipways, even sidewise. Not the largest cruise ships, of course.

@@sealover5861 oh ya thats why

@@sealover5861 I was taken on board the RMS Queen Elizabeth by my mother in 1969 in Southampton and a few weeks later on the QE2. Great experiences for a child to get the tour of these great liners.

@@trevordeane3940 Interesting. According to the information I have, RMS Queen Elizabeth departed Southampton for her last transatlantic crossing to New York on November 5, 1968. Once she arrived in New York she headed for Port Everglades, where she arrived on December 8, 1968. She never returned to England.

@@sealover5861 right she never returned to UK after she made it to Florida she will sat idle as a tourist attraction until a fire hazard warning happend then she was sold to Hong kong to become a university.

*Because it will always remain a British Ship. No matter even tho now its a floating hotel in Dubai its still RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 of Great Britain.*

Its because the ship wasn’t even done with the renovation.

My guess is you worked for 'Trimline'?

MarlonMax Queen Mary is already acquired by Long Beach

Queen Mary likes Long Beach hell of a lot more and the United States belongs in its namesake country

MarlonMax NO

I dont think SS united states is going anywhere. It would probably collapse if it even tried to move

Godzilla KOM Sources state that the SS United States hull and super structure is in better shape than the Queen Mary’s.

She was towed both to and from dry dock, her machinery being inoperable for several years now as her seagoing condition deteriorated through the warm layup after the Cape Town venture fell through and then in the cold layup when she was left to gather dust for 2 1/2 years. Dubai have had no reason to maintain her in seagoing, operational condition since the above mentioned Cape Town venture failed in 2009 and they haven't, the end goal being static use only.

Not to mention, all of QE2's lifeboats we're removed. It would illegal for her to sail under her own power with passengers. Queen Mary had the same thing happen to her (with the exception of two lifeboats).

Could've done a better interior refit..

😂😂😂😂

She WAS in dry dock.

I don't think the new paint is more effective, but it will not be subjected to the same stress and wear as the old paint - but maybe the new paint is more suitable for the hot climate As an ocean liner buff I wish the same thing would be done to the Queen Mary in Long Beach. But she probably needs a lot more than just a new paint. QM hasn't even been dry docked once as long as QE2 has existed.

@@sealover5861 *very* late reply. QM was last drydocked in 1970, if im not mistaken, while QE2 was being fitted out. She does need major overhauls that would best be done in a drydock, however the issue is there are no civilian drydocks on the West Coast of the US big enough to accomodate her. (being 1018 feet long) The drydocks her "renovations" were done in was filled up at some point in the 80s, i believe? Nonetheless, Urban Commons has been going to great lengths to repair and renovate her. Shes in the best condition shes been in for a long time.

@@hdliggett It's never too late for good information. But QE2 actually did her maiden voyage already on May 2nd 1969 I believe they would have to bring the dry dock to QM instead by using a floating dry dock. They actually have one in Portland now, the "Vigorous", that is big enough for QM. This dock is indeed "only" 960 feet long, but a floating dry dock can usually carry significantly longer ships than itself. An other option would be to build the dock, a cofferdam, around QM.

sealover moo

If she had stayed in England she would probably ended up like the SS United States, (which is now a rusty hull in Philadelphia) or already been scrapped. To maintain a ship of this size take a lot of money. How much money do YOU want to put on this ship? I am not trying to be rude, I just explained the reality. QE2 is where the money is. It indeed didn't look so good a few years ago. We should just be happy that she is saved. A few old ships have been so "lucky" as the SS Rotterdam, which was properly restored with help from the Dutch government, and is now a floating hotel where she belongs, in the city of Rotterdam.

@@sealover5861 From what I recollect about the RMS Elizabeth II being decommissioned if it had ended up staying in England it would've ended up being a museum-ship in Portsmouth.

@@nicholasmaude6906 I would've liked if she had stayed in Portsmouth. I just wish they could have afforded to keep her properly maintained. They have some problems with RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach now. But she was owned by Cunard and they of course wanted money. The offer of $100 million from Dubai was something Cunard couldn't resist. This is indeed a shame. I'm indeed glad that the first plans for QE2 in Dubai failed, because they would have destroyed the ship's "personality" a lot more than this.

And the funnel too :)

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where

@@MachTuck are you trying to steal my joke pal?

@@josephSE18 dont kno, thats what I heard

@@josephSE18 e

Se desmanteló?

Waste of time and money. Make a reef out of it already.

@@WALTERBROADDUS Fuck off

@@puppywing8693 😐🖕

@@WALTERBROADDUS You should just become dog food. Waste of time.

@@puppywing8693 Moronic twit. Lusting over a empty hulk.

jokin gabiola hell no we are not letting United States out of our country.

@@goldenstateaviation2861 I mean, if you have to choose between having it scrapped or having to send it somewhere else ...

jokin gabiola it’s not getting scrapped a realty has new plans for restoration. And it’s better off at least in the US instead of Dubai’s harbor

@@goldenstateaviation2861 there were lots of Plans... All failed... The sattes is an old liner whose soul died long time ago. It won't have a future in the US! To have a Plan you will need to have money and that's the Problem. In Abu Dhabi the States would have a better Future

NorCal Aviation Honestly your country fucking SUCKS when it comes to preserving ships, America doesn’t deserve to have the SSUS OR the Queen Mary.

I agree with you that she should've been put back on the seas. But she isn't in perfect condition. The aluminium superstructure suffers from serious metal fatigue. It would have to be renewed. And a lot of other changes would have to be done to meet the strict new SOLAS 2010 safety regulations. Also the engines are pretty worn after 21 years of service. The life expectancy of this ship was actually 25 years, but she sailed almost 40. And she sailed over 5 million nautical miles, more than any other ship ever has done. I think she's well worth her retirement.

QE2's seagoing/propulsion machinery has been inoperable for several years now as her seagoing condition gradually deteriorated through the warm layup after the Cape Town venture fell through and then in the cold layup when she was left to gather dust for 2 1/2 years. Dubai have had no reason to maintain her in seagoing, operational condition since the above mentioned Cape Town venture failed in 2009 and they haven't, the end goal being static use only. Her propellers were also cut off at the end of the shafts and the ends of the shafts were capped off during this drydocking - being done to remove a potential source of flooding through the stern glands which could be serious. Her propulsion plant (all 9 diesels mostly intact and the 2 electric motors) is still in place, wisely not removed for stability, trim, and structural integrity reasons as shown and stated by the "big boss" onboard in the Channel Five documentary (here in the UK) filmed onboard last year. Tours of the engine spaces are planned to be offered someday. She has a 6.6kV electrical, water and sewage shore supplies these days.

It has no screws from what I saw in the video?

QE2 was built in Scotland. I believe you mix her up with QM2, which was built in France. But this footage is from Dubai, where she was restored and converted to a floating hotel and museum in 2018.

- Keel laid (construction started) in July 5th 1965 - Launched in Sept. 20th 1967 - Maiden voyage in May 2nd 1969

QE2's life expectancy was actually only 25 years and she was active for almost 40. The ship, and especially the superstructure, suffers from metal fatique and the diesel engines installed in 1987 have done their job too. And the new strict SOLAS (Safety Of Life At Sea) regulations from 2010 would've demanded a lot of changes too. And QE2 has sailed more than 5 million nautical miles, more than ANY other ship in the World. I think she's well worth her retirement. Shipping and cruise companies are only interested in making money. She's of an outdated design (even if more sleek and beautiful than any modern boxy ship) and would've needed a lot of changes to stay competitive in the modern cruise market. In fact, Cunard put a lot more money on refits and improvements on QE2 during her career that it cost to build her, just to keep her successful for so long.

Her condition had deteriorated in the cold layup from early 2013 to mid 2015 and, as a result, before this dry docking her paint was very weathered. Not to mention this drydocking was to prepare her fully for static life in that the propellers were removed and the shafts capped which reduces or eliminates the risk of flooding through the stern glands, various unneeded underwater openings in the hull were also covered over for the same reason, and a new sacrificial anode setup optimised for the static role was fitted - the sacrificial anodes likely needing renewal anyway given her previous drydocking was in early 2013 - 5 years before. This will be her most recent drydocking for quite a few years as static ships don't need to be drydocked as often as their seagoing counterparts.

Darren T no one with a river view in London would be happy about having it blocked by a ship of that size. It could have gone to the docks by the excel arena instead of that monstrosity of a floating hotel they have there now, although it may well be too big to access them via the locks and narrow channel.

Darren T You said It should be... Britain didn't ever care much about saving any of it's own ocean liners. And shipping companies don't want ships that they can't make profit with anymore. It's all about money. QE2 is where they had money to buy her and where they have money to restore and keep her maintained (even if it didn't look so good for some years). I'm sure Cunard would've sold her to Britain for less money than Dubai offered, just to keep her "at home" but no one was seriously interested.

There is Queen Mary and United States, they are still existing. And titanic II by 2022

Music [WR] Yes, those are beautiful ships. Just saying QE2 was the last, in my opinion. Wish I could have sailed on the original Mary. I was old enough. BTW, I don’t remember reading anything about the noise and vibration on those great ships. I wonder how it was. I’ve crossed on the QM2 and it was perfectly quiet with the external pod propulsion.

QE2's home port was Southampton, not London. I don't think she ever was in London.

Yes there are seals/glands that require attention as well as bearings/bushes. Props also wear out, even clean water is abrasive and they gradually get thinner as well as cavitation and damage from debris or contact with the river or sea bed. Contact damage is seen less on ships of this size as they're captains don't take risks only traveling in deeper water and ports where there's enough water depth.

QE2 will not be sailing any where, she doesn’t have any engines! I believe they were removed when first arrived in Dubai

@@Ibigstyle ugh no. you do realize to remove the engines they need to remove a huge portion of her upper structure. i know for a fact they did not invest in doing that. the props yes, engines, no.

@@motaz1975 offen on large ships they cut a hole in the side to remove the engine/s.

She does not need them.

Ok, who would pay and maintain it . And where would you Berth it for maximum revenue return. If you can answer all that great ...if not then stop making noise

QE2 is where the money is. Even if Cunard had given her to the UK for free, would they've had money to keep her maintained? She would probably either been left to rust or been scrapped by now.

QE2 has been a floating hotel since April 2018

Most old ships look more or less wrinkled, if the light comes from a specific angle. QE2 sailed for almost 40 years and put more than 5 million nautical miles under her keel, more than any other ship in the world. Sure it must be visible in some way ...