BEGIN:VCALENDAR METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Near You Event - Genesis of a Queen: Queen Mary 2\n\nEvent Type : Technical lecture\n\nIndustry Sector: Cross-sector\n\nSpeak Details: Ste phen Payne: OBE\, MNM\, RDI\, FREng\, FRINA\, HonFIED\n\nDescription : \n\ n \;\nWe are delighted to invite you to our &lsquo\;Genesis of a Queen : Queen Mary 2&rsquo\; talk.\n \;\nWe also welcome the Ocean Liner Soc iety (OLS) members to tonight&rsquo\;s talk\, this is our first event that we have organised in partnership with the OLS\, and we hope to continue t his partnership for future events.\n \;\nThis talk describes why and h ow Cunard&rsquo\;s current flagship\, Queen Mary 2 (QM2) was built\, and e xplores some of the many design considerations and challenges that had to be evaluated and resolved by her design team\, led by our speaker Stephen Payne.\n\nOur Speaker Tonight\, Stephen is a Fellow of the Royal Academy o f Engineering and RINA. He is a Chartered Engineer and was awarded the OBE in 2004 for Services to Shipping. He has also been awarded the distinctio n of Royal Designer of Industry and is a recipient of the Merchant Navy Me dal\; Stephen is also a Freeman of the City of London.\n\nQM2 replaced the ageing Queen Elizabeth 2\, which had been the Cunard flagship from 1969 t o 2004\, and the last major ocean liner built before Queen Mary 2.\n \ ;\nQueen Mary 2\n\n Type:Ocean Liner\n Tonnage:149\,215 GT\n Disp lacement:79\,287 Tonnes\n Length:1\,132 ft 0 in (345.03 m)\n Beam:13 4 ft 6 in (41 m) Waterline. \n Height:236.2 ft (72.0 m) Keel to (top of ) Funnel\n Draught:33 ft 10 in (10.3 m)\n Decks:14 Passenger\, 18 To tal Decks\n Guests:2691\n Crew:1173\n Propulsion:Integrated Elect ric Propulsion\; Diesel Generators &\; Gas Turbines.\n Speed:Max spe ed 30 knots (56 km/h\; 35 mph)\n\nQM2 IMechE/OLS Talk Flyer...\nQM2 IMechE /OLS Talk Poster...\n \;\n\nTonight&rsquo\;s partners&rsquo\; The Ocea n Liner Society is a non-profit organisation. Whose members celebrate the passenger ship in its many forms. Whether the interest is the liners of ye steryear\, the cruise ships of today\, or ferries\, the society has someth ing for all.\n \;\nFor more information\, please click on the link bel ow:\nhttps://www.ocean-liner-society.com/\n \;\nPlease arrive at 6.30p m for a 7.00pm start. \;\n\nFree parking is available at the college.& nbsp\;\n\nTea and coffee will be available prior to the lecture.\n\nContac t Details: Robert McGregor\nAddress: United Kingdom.\n\n Alternative Conta ct: John Sharman DTEND:20240314T210000 DTSTAMP:20260713T004113Z DTSTART:20240314T190000 LOCATION:East Surrey College\, Auditorium\, Gatton Point\, London Road\, Re dhill\, RH1 2JX\, United Kingdom SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Genesis of a Queen: Queen Mary 2 UID:9c77ec86-8630-42f4-aab6-09086f36eef5 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR