This shot taken in January of this year shows the QE2 cruising the Atlantic Ocean. She had to greatly reduce speed so as not to leave Queen Victoria behind. Whilst we had the better view, those on QE2 had the better ride.
Queen Victoria's cruising speed is about 21 knots while QE2 can easily maintain 32.5 knots.
Mileage for both ships is about 40 feet to the gallon.
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Salutations Jeff,
What a lark! Perhaps the fuel consumption rate would look better as a measure of distance a tonne can travel on this ship powered by a gallon (or kilolitre). The railroads tell us how many hundreds of miles a tonne of cargo can travel by train on a gallon of fuel. It just sounds more positive. Hope you have a splendid time.
John
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