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Cunard Creates The Classic Liner (Again

First announced in June 1998 by the largest passenger vessel to ever sail the Cunard's, in its 160 years in business, company that prides itself on "its growth high seas. Scheduled for completion has embodied classic style. The compa- lying in its past," Cunard Line Limited 2003, Queen Mary 2 will measure a ny has guaranteed the continuation of has plans to construct the world's record 1,100 ft. (335.2 m). this reputation for several decades with

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Larry Pimentel, president & CEO of Cunard the introduction of its Queen Mary 2 project. Rough plans for the vessel were introduced in November, and at press time a contract to build the vessel in a

European yard was imminent.

Cunard divulged that the new ship's interiors will be similar to that of White

Star Line's Titanic, while its hull will be painted in classic matte black. Boasting a raked prow, reminiscent of the QE 2, the vessel's large red single stack with black bands, will tower 20 stories above its keel. "Project Queen Mary will be the world's most famous ship," said Larry

Pimentel, president & CEO of Cunard

Line. "The vessel will reflect the golden age of sea travel for those who missed it the first time around."

With a deep, narrow draft designed for a smooth ride, the 140,000-hp vessel will be able to move across the some- time harsh conditions of the North

Atlantic at speeds of 30 knots.

The original Queen Mary, which was completed in 1936 by John Brown &

Co. of Glasgow, produced 160,000-shp for a speed of more than 30 knots. Per- forming voyages on the Southampton-

Cherbourg-New York route, the vessel remained commissioned until 1967, and now operates as a floating museum/hotel in Southern California.

Further singling out Queen Mary 2 as an ocean liner of yesteryear, rather than today's mega cruise ship, it will hold a heritage trail type onboard museum of maritime history, depicting Cunard's accomplishments — such as its signifi- cant wartime efforts when QE 2 was requisitioned by the British Government for the Falkland Islands Campaign.

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