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Queen Mary 2 anchors in Weymouth Bay

The pride of the Cunard fleet, the ocean liner Queen Mary 2 has anchored in Weymouth Bay having returned to Southampton on the 18th April. She joins a number of out of service cruise ships sheltering off the coast of Weymouth & Portland.

Queen Mary 2 (also referred to as the QM2) is a British transatlantic ocean liner. She has served as the flagship of Cunard Line since succeeding Queen Elizabeth 2 in 2004.

The ship was officially named Queen Mary 2 by Queen Elizabeth in 2004 after the first RMS Queen Mary of 1936. Queen Mary had in turn been named after Mary of Teck, consort of King George V.

Queen Mary 2 is the only transatlantic ocean liner in regular service between Southampton, England, and New York City, United States. The ship is also used for cruising, including an annual world cruise.

See the Queen Mary 2 arriving in Southampton here: https://www.facebook.com/cunard/videos/254501358925606/

Picture with kind permission of Fiona Lawrence.

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