Task Force 72

Cunard's magnificent flagship QUEEN MARY 2 visited Sydney on her annual World Cruise and berthed at Fleet Base East....the only suitable berth in the harbour able to accomodate her.

Here are some photos I took of the ship in the area surrounding Garden Island. The ship is so enormous that she is quite dificult to photograph but it was a nice way to spend an afternoon.

It was nice to have the opporunity to photograph the QM2 and HMAS BALLARAT together. I have crossed the North Atlantic Ocean from Europe to North America on both these ships.....on the QM2 in 2004 (Southampton-New York), and BALLARAT (Portsmouth-St. Johns) in 2009. The QM2 was an infinatley more comfortable and enjoyable way to do it.

Great shots Carl, thanks for posting them.

Mike

Whats remarkable is how nice QM2 looks compared 2 the monstrosity that is the Queen Elizabeth!! You have to wonder what monkey they let design QE or did they just pick one out of a hat??

I hope they didn't reverse over poor old Tobruk!!

Cheers Bruce (B2)

PS Beut pic's Carl

Great pics,Really like the way QE2 shows the FFG/FFH in relative scale, hate to build QE2 in 1/72! Cheers Grumpy

Someone in TF-72 has the plans for her in 72 scale.....

Mike

Whoever they are, I hope they burn them !

Alien

The hull could be made out of a 16' tinnie.
B1

alienpew wrote:Whoever they are, I hope they burn them !

Alien

My sentiments entirely.
Too many bloody big projects (myself guilty as charg'd on CV64) never start, or fail to finish. Logistics kill it in the end, as does a degree of impatience to participate. -Most of us could build a fleet of 5 or 6 Frigate sized vessels in the time it takes to have a competent builder to get a CVN sized vessel to the point of getting wet, let alone finished.
Hats off to Craig for Big E - the exception rather than rule. QM2 is far bigger, heavier, and far more detailed than any CVN.

J