the QE2
/ðə ˌkjuː iː ˈtuː/
/ðə ˌkjuː iː ˈtuː/
- a British passenger ship built by Cunard. The name is short for Queen Elizabeth II, who launched the ship in 1967. It was the second ship of that name to be built by Cunard, the earlier being the Queen Elizabeth. In 2008 the QE2 stopped carrying passengers, and now functions as a floating hotel in the port of Dubai.
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