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.
QUEEN MARY 2 in Sydney (22 February 2011)
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QUEEN MARY 2 in Sydney (22 February 2011)
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Re: QUEEN MARY 2 in Sydney (22 February 2011)
Great shots Carl, thanks for posting them.
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Re: QUEEN MARY 2 in Sydney (22 February 2011)
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
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
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Re: QUEEN MARY 2 in Sydney (22 February 2011)
Great pics,Really like the way QE2 shows the FFG/FFH in relative scale, hate to build QE2 in 1/72! Cheers Grumpy 
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Re: QUEEN MARY 2 in Sydney (22 February 2011)
Someone in TF-72 has the plans for her in 72 scale.....
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Re: QUEEN MARY 2 in Sydney (22 February 2011)
Whoever they are, I hope they burn them !
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Re: QUEEN MARY 2 in Sydney (22 February 2011)
The hull could be made out of a 16' tinnie.
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Re: QUEEN MARY 2 in Sydney (22 February 2011)
My sentiments entirely.alienpew wrote:Whoever they are, I hope they burn them !
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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.
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