Look at the size of this ship. It could run aground on Alcatraz and go, "island? what island?" And all the teeny tiny boats around it? Those are actually normal-size boats.Fun facts:
• The QM2 is 1,132 feet long and 134.5 feet wide
• It got under the Golden Gate Bridge by just 30 feet
• There were 2,638 passengers aboard, 2,000 of which disembarked (What's up 638 people? You too good for us or something?)
• From the Chron: "I'm a commercial fisherman, and I've seen a lot of boats, and all I can say is this is huge," said Carl Westrate, 74, who lives in Lafayette.
We went to see it at Pier 27, and I can confirm Carl's finding. That ship is hella big.
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I can whole-heartedly confirm this finding. This ship is massive! Jacquelyn and I had a Queen Mary adventure Monday night in which we walked from the Ferry Building to Fort Mason to secure the best spot for a spectacular send off.
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