Queeen Mary I was 85,000 GRT ( gross registered tons) Titanic was 42,000.......
the myth persists that Titanic and her two sisters were "the biggest ever".......they weren't even the biggest when launched ( see Lusitania) and are about 1/3 the displacement of todays ships...
and google Titanic and then Queen Mary I and you can get all the links you ever need
2007-08-05 12:32:30
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answered by yankee_sailor 7
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There are VLCC - Very Large Crude Carriers - that make the largest cruise ships look like pikers. Some of these things are easily over a 1/4 mile long. The economy of scale is what drives ship size. People will pay more for a more luxurious experience, so a relatively small cruise ship can make a lot of money on each trip, but crude oil doesn't pay as well - but doesn't need a stateroom, either. It's more efficient to run one gigantic tanker than two tankers that are merely huge.
2016-05-19 07:46:44
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answered by ? 3
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The RMS Queen Mary 2 (QM2) is a Cunard Line ocean liner named after the earlier Cunard liner Queen Mary, which was in turn named after Mary of Teck, the Queen Consort of George V. At the time of her construction in 2003, the QM2 was the longest, widest and tallest passenger ship ever built, and at 148,528 gross tons, was also the largest. She lost that last distinction to Royal Caribbean International's 154,407 gross ton Freedom of the Seas in April 2006, but QM2 remains the largest ocean liner (as opposed to cruise ship) ever built, and her height, length, and waterline breadth are unsurpassed by any other passenger ship.
2007-08-05 08:25:09
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answered by Mr. KnowItAll 7
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The Queen Mary 2 (1,132 ft) is almost 200 feet longer than the Titanic (882 ft). The first QM was also longer, at 1,019 ft.
2007-08-05 08:28:30
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answered by Resident Heretic 7
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Titanic... only surpassed by the super tankers...
2007-08-05 08:27:17
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answered by Gerald 6
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