The famous ocean liner Queen Mary 2 arrives at Sydney Harbour just after 5.30am yesterday.
She was in the harbour city for less than 24 hours. Today, 1am she left Sydney for Tokyo.
The Queen Mary 2 is two thirds the length of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
The ship's engines produces enough thrust to launch a jumbo jet and can reach a top speed of 30 knots.
- It has 1072 deck chairs, 2000 bathrooms, 3000 telephones and 5000 stairs
- It weighs 150,000 tonnes and is 345 metres long
- The Queen Mary 2 is the largest passenger ship to ever visit Australia, it is more than double the size of the Queen Elizabeth 2 and more than three times the size of the Titanic
- It is 34 metres longer than the original Queen Mary
- It cost an estimated $800 million dollars to build.
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