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was chosen for the job, then the vessel
would more than likely house Rolls-
Royce-owned Brown Brothers stabiliz-
ers and Kamewa thrusters.
Typically taking up small amounts of
space in a vessel's engine room, the tur-
bines designed for QM2 posed a bit of a
problem during the planning process.
The general arrangement drawings
showed that the area in which they were
placed was blocking off a stairway for
top access to the ship. Not wanting to
scrap the stairway altogether, while still
being able to instill the gas turbine
power, the design team reconfigured the
stairway — free from the gas turbine's
reach.
Specialized Designs For A
Special Ship
It is estimated that QM2 will be 10
percent larger than Royal Caribbean's
Voyager of the Seas, which currently
holds the cruise industry's distinction as
the largest operating vessel.
Contributing to the vessel's unique and
innovative ability to steam along at such
As QM2's project manager working out of Till-
berg's London office, Andrew Collier, (pictured
right), researched the ocean liners of yester-
year with Carnival's Stephen Payne, (pictured
left), to capture Cunard's classic style.
after Cunard announced that it had cho-
sen Chantiers for the project, the compa-
ny penned a final contract with the yard
on November 6, 2000. Subsequent to the
contract's signing, it was announced that
QM2 would be constructed to Lloyd's
Register classification standards, which
will ensure that the vessel is the safest
afloat on the high seas.
"We are delighted to have been award-
ed this contract", said LR's London-
based classification and regional sup-
port passenger ship manager John
Rugg. "This achievement clearly
demonstrates the confidence that
Cunard has in our passenger ship exper-
tise. We have been working hard on this
prestigious project for some 20 months
now, and are confident we are on target
to deliver the necessary solutions to help
enhance Cunard's quality, safety, envi-
ronmental and business performance."
Although the first steel for the vessel is
not expected to be cut until January
2002, the yard already has the electrical
production lists in its hands and is ready
to negotiate with potential suppliers.
While many of QM2's manufacturers
have not been chosen, it has been noted
that the vessel will boast a power supply
of four Wartsila common rail diesel
engines — supplemented by two gas tur-
bines. All six engines will produce elec-
tricity through two switchboards as
needed for propulsion — enabling the
ship to move at a top speed of approxi-
mately 30.5 knots. While Cunard con-
firmed that the Wartsila smokeless
engines would be implemented onto the
vessel (Carnival Corp. recently part-
nered with Wartsila on this effort), it has
not yet chosen a supplier for the gas tur-
bines. While, according to Ellis, the gas
turbine decision basically comes down
to Rolls-Royce or General Electric
Packaged Power (S&S Energy Prod-
ucts), both have formidable reputations
in the marine industry. Rolls-Royce's
turbines are known for their high power,
despite small size; GE for tremendous
reliability in naval application. Ellis
however would say that if Rolls-Royce
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