QM2 Drydock Pics?

[HAMBURGCruiser]

all the individual webcams reffered to are collected on ONE website available via www.htk-hamburg.com

 

The world's largest ocean liner, the QUEEN MARY 2, has arrived in Hamburg on November 12, 2006 at Blohm + Voss Repair GmbH, a company of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, and been docked in dry dock ELBE 17.

 

In the course of her previous yard period in the time from May 6 to 10, 2006, one of the four engine pods, a so-called Mermaid Pod, which had been damaged when leaving Port Everglades / Florida, was removed to be repaired by Blohm + Voss Repair.

 

From November 12 to 17, 2006, the pod weighing approx. 270 t will be reinstalled. In addition to this, all balconies will be provided with a sprinkler system and the bridge wings will be extended by 2 meters.

 

The QUEEN MARY 2 has arrived in Hamburg without passengers on board and leave the port of Hamburg on November 17, 2006, at about 2.00 h for Southampton from where she will start a transatlantic passage to Fort Lauderdale and, subsequently, a western Caribbean cruise.

[OceanLiner]

The QM2 bridge web cam has been turned back on while in drydock! It has been out of service since November 5.

[jgsmuzzy]

Excellent:p I had given up checking to see whether it had been turned back on.

[HAMBURGCruiser]

Friends, just giving notice to all that repair jobs have been completed earlier than sheduled. Blohm+Voss drydock is presently flooded. The pilot is said to go onboard at abt. midnight (12:00 pm local time or GMT +1) and QM2 will leave Hamburg one hour later for Southampton.

Good viewing

[jgsmuzzy]

Good news indeed. Hopefully the vibration will have gone now as the three other pods will not have to work as hard.

 

Thanks for the info.

[HAMBURGCruiser]

latest info:

 

it will take QM2 abt. 1 to 1 1/2 hour after leaving Hamburg Port to reach this LIVE WEBCAM http://www.elbdeichcam.de/ which is half way down to the Northern Sea.

 

Besides the Webcam have a look at the Link called [Lageplan aller Schiffe im Bereich] which will show you how QM2 is proceeding to the position of the Webcam. Scroll over the points giving you aditional details abt. the individual vessel

[jgsmuzzy]

That's great, but I do not think I will still be up by then!

 

Looking forward to seeing her bridgecam tomorrow and seeing her back in the open sea!

[JLTO]

Does anyone have an idea of when she will be in the Solent on her way back to Southampton?

[OceanLiner]

Good news indeed. Hopefully the vibration will have gone now as the three other pods will not have to work as hard.

 

Thanks for the info.

Tell us about the vibration. This is the first that I have heard of this. Was it there before the accident?

[jgsmuzzy]

The vibration could really be felt from midships to aft on 2 and 3 deck, and higher up the decks aft. We were told that it was caused by the lone pod azimuthing outwards to account for the two pods output on the other side. Thus, the pod was working slightly against the flow of water, causing a vibration that was quite pronounced that definately was not there when we sailed twice in 2004. Also, the ship was still run at normal cruising speed on just the three pods, meaning that the three were running at full tilt instead of about 90% power. Apparently, below decks where there is no soundproofing, it really was bloody loud and quite disconcerting. One of the crew members told me that the chief engineer estimated that the damage the vibration caused could have taken 10 years off the life of the superstructure. Whether that is speculation, I do not know, but on an $800m ship, that is a serious amount of money potentially lost.

 

Good to see her underway now though!

 

[cusyl]

If you look at the QE2s bridge cam I think we will be able to see the QM2s arrival in Southampton today.

My crew member friend will join the ship today in Southampton.

[jgsmuzzy]

what time is she arriving? Ta

[cusyl]

http://aisfree.aislive.com/Influx.aspx?Map=Port%20of%20Southampton

 

Anyone know how to determine the arrival time from this?

[jgsmuzzy]

says I need to sign in:mad:

 

Found this one though, which shows up to 30 nautical miles out from Southampton. No sign of her yet though. Makes you appreciate how bust that section of water is!

 

http://www.ais-live.co.uk/AIS%20Live/page2a.html

[Fifer]

As at an hour ago, she was off the Dutch coast - http://aisfree.aislive.com/Influx.aspx?Map=Dutch%20Coast%20North. According to Southhampton shipping movements, she is due to dock at 06.00 tomorrow.

[transat_jon]

Southampton VTS confirm QM2 arrival as 18Nov06 at 06:00am at piers 38/29 (the usual Cunard spot). She sails for Fort Lauderdale at 18:00.

 

http://www.southamptonvts.co.uk/shipping_movments.asp

[HAMBURGCruiser]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/webcams/eastern_docks_webcam.shtml

[cusyl]

[RobertQM2]

Hello to all of you.

 

Has anbody got some pics with the new extended bridgewings which were fitted at Hamburg? Would be nice to find some in here.

 

All the best for those crossing from East to West this late afternoon from Austria

[HAMBURGCruiser]

this is the only picture I could find sofar

http://view.stern.de/fc/serie/33410/?pos=1

after repair and modifications at Blohm + Voss.

Queen Mary 2 with extended bridge wings by 2 meters is leaving Hamburg for Southampton very early in the morning of Nov18,2006

Joe

[pnhmrk]

this is the only picture I could find sofar

http://view.stern.de/fc/serie/33410/?pos=1

after repair and modifications at Blohm + Voss.

Queen Mary 2 with extended bridge wings by 2 meters is leaving Hamburg for Southampton very early in the morning of Nov18,2006

Joe

 

Those bridge wings make her look top heavy. They've changes her forward appearance quite substantially.

[FuranzuMaru]

Function over form. From the photo she is starting to look like a Princess ship:eek:

[jgsmuzzy]

:p wow, she is beginning to look like a hammerhead shark.....

[OceanLiner]

From that one picture it does look like B&V did a good job of blending everything together, but she does look a bit odd at this angle. I wonder what all the ship modelers are going to do about this?!?

[HAMBURGCruiser]

on searching for more pictures of the extended bridge wings I came across this very good Phote Gallery

http://www.02cruise.com/lines/Cunard/Queen%20Mary%202/photos/

still the unmodified style but worth to have a look at

Joe