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~ Queen Mary 2 ~ Construction of the Largest Liner in the World Part Five -

~ BEGINNING WITH THE OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE SEA TRIALS ~ SEPTEMBER 25/29, 2003 ~

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - QUEEN MARY 2 is escorted out to sea.
(Alstom-Chantiers de l'Atlantique)

Thursday, September 25, 2003 - QUEEN MARY 2 proceeds out of St. Nazaire.
(Courtesy of Captain Ron and Kim Warwick)

QUEEN MARY 2 at speed on her official sea trials, averaging 29.2 knots.
(Alstom-Chantiers de l'Atlantique)

Closeup of QUEEN MARY 2 during her speed trials.
(Alstom-Chantiers de l'Atlantique)

QUEEN MARY 2 continues her speed trials.
(Alstom-Chantiers de l'Atlantique)

QUEEN MARY 2 cutting through the sea off the coast of France.
(Alstom-Chantiers de l'Atlantique)

QUEEN MARY 2 turns sharply to port at full speed.
(Alstom-Chantiers de l'Atlantique)

Another view of QUEEN MARY 2 turning during the September sea trials.
(Alstom-Chantiers de l'Atlantique)

SECOND OFFICIAL SEA TRIALS NOVEMBER 7 - 11, 2003

QUEEN MARY 2 sailed from Saint Nazaire out into the Atlantic on Friday November 7 for her second sea and speed trials.

QUEEN MARY 2 leaves the shipyard on November 7.
(Ouest-France)

The bridge of QUEEN MARY 2 during her speed trials on November 9. Left to right are Jean-Remy Villageois (Yard QM2 Project Manager),
Captain Ron Warwick (Master Designate of QM2) at the helm, and Stephen Payne (QM2 Naval Architect and Designer).
(Photograph Maurizio Eliseo)

A view of QUEEN MARY 2 turning at full speed on the evening of November 9.
(Photograph Maurizio Eliseo)

A view of the GPS speed log of QUEEN MARY 2 showing a speed of 30 knots.
(Photograph Maurizio Eliseo)

A view of QUEEN MARY 2 returning to St.Nazaire on the evening of November 11.
6,000 persons lined the shoreline to greet her return from the successful sea trials.
(Photograph Ouest-France)

A view of QUEEN MARY 2 in the shipyard drydock on November 15, 2003.
One can see that there are many police and medical vehicles on the scene.
During the afternoon a gangway and scaffolding collapsed in a tragic accident in which 15 persons died and more that 30 persons were injured.
(Photograph Ouest-France)

A view of the stern area of QM2 on November 27 during drydocking.
(Photograph Maurizio Eliseo)

Another view of the liner on November 27 in the drydock.
(Photograph Maurizio Eliseo)

QUEEN MARY 2 in the drydock on November 27. The drydock was was refilled on December 7 and QM2 was refloated.
(Photograph Maurizio Eliseo)

Photograph on board QUEEN MARY 2, port side, aft, taken in December.
(Photograph Maurizio Eliseo)

Photograph of QUEEN MARY 2 taken on December 12.
(Photograph Maurizio Eliseo)

Photograph of QUEEN MARY 2 taken on December 21 just before daybreak.
(Photograph Maurizio Eliseo)

Photo of aft area on QUEEN MARY 2 taken before dawn on December 22.
(Photograph Maurizio Eliseo)

FIRST INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHS BY MAURIZIO ELISEO - DECEMBER 22.

Photo of Britannia Restaurant table setting.

Queens Grill

Winter Garden

Britannia Restaurant

A photograph of the luncheon held in the Britannia Restaurant on Monday, December 22.
Among those at the main table in the center are Captain and Mrs. Ron Warwick, Captain Warwick is the Master of QM2;
Mr. and Mrs. Micky Arison, Mr. Arison is Chairman of Carnival Corp.; and Pamela Conover, President of Cunard Line.
(Photograph Maurizio Eliseo)

QUEEN MARY 2 departs from Sanit-Nazaire December 22.
(Maurizio Eliseo)

QM2 sails out into the Atlantic bound for Vigo, Spain.
(Maurizio Eliseo)

"Merci et...adieu Saint-Nazaire!"
QUEEN MARY 2 departing from Saint-Nazaire on December 22.
(Photo Credit Ouest-France)

Link to QM2 Part Six