https://www.23hq.com en-us 23people http://www.23hq.com/resources/um-style/logo-20.gif http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss https://www.23hq.com/rss/photogroup/1Faves/tag/harbor false https://www.23hq.com/nownextlater/photo/2737887 <p><a href="https://www.23hq.com/nownextlater/photo/2737887"><img src="https://www.23hq.com/1192287/2737887_1ea3ad403553144119484f37ec5eb077_standard.jpg" width="460" height="117" class="23-standard"/></a></p><p>MS Queen Victoria, Oslo Harbour<br>on December 16th 2007</p> <p><b>Career</b></p> <p>Name: MS Queen Victoria<br /> Owner: Carnival Corporation & plc<br /> Operator: Cunard Line<br /> Ordered: December 3, 2004<br /> Builder: Fincantieri Marghera shipyard, Italy<br /> Cost: UK£270 million (approx.)<br /> Laid down: May 12, 2006<br /> Launched: January 15, 2007<br /> Christened: December 10, 2007<br /> by Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall<br /> Maiden voyage: December 11, 2007<br /> Port of Registry: Southampton, United Kingdom<br /> Status: in service</p> <p><b>General characteristics</b></p> <p>Tonnage: 90,000 gross tons<br /> Length: 294 m<br /> Beam: 41 m waterline, 36.6 m extreme (bridge wings)<br /> Height: 62.5 m keel to funnel<br /> Draft: 8 m<br /> Decks: 16 total, 12 passenger<br /> Installed power: 63.4 MW Sulzer ZA40 diesel plant<br /> Propulsion: Two 16.7 MW Azipods<br /> Speed: 23.7 knots (44 km/h) maximum,<br /> service at 18 knots (33.3 km/h)<br /> Capacity: 2,014 passengers<br /> Crew: 900 officers and crew</p> <p style="margin-bottom: 0px;">Source: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Queen_Victoria">Wikipedia</a></p><p>Photo by <a href="https://www.23hq.com/nownextlater/">voiddonothing</a></p> https://www.23hq.com/nownextlater/photo/2737887 Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:03:04 GMT