RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 fuel consumption

[Sean of the Thread]

Uhm I haven't checked into any other cruise liners but I just read that the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 consumes 1 gallon of diesel for every 6 inches it moves.

Wow.

[Jazuela]

I don't know where you read that, but:

http://www.shipsandcruises.com/QE2_Birthday.htm says:


* One gallon of fuel moves QE2 49.5 feet; with the previous steam turbine engines, one gallon of fuel moved the ship 36 feet.