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Shik
Starship database: completed; History of Starfleet: done; website: probably never
Member # 343

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They're at it again.

Why build in France? What was the yard that traditionally made their ships? I know Harland & Wolff handled White Star, & the HAPAG yards handled the German lines...

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"The French have a saying: 'mise en place'—keep everything in its fucking place!"

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Phoenix
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Member # 966

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"She will be over a hundred feet longer than the Eiffel Tower is tall, over four city blocks in length."

How could they? Everyone knows that length is measured in London Buses and height in Nelson's Columns.

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The359
The bitch is back
Member # 37

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There probably aren't any yards in England big enough to handle the QM2.

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TSN
I'm... from Earth.
Member # 31

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So, does the "2" refer to the ship, or the queen? Same question applies to the QE2, actually...

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Shik
Starship database: completed; History of Starfleet: done; website: probably never
Member # 343

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The ship. It's an Arabic numeral, not a Roman one.

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TSN
I'm... from Earth.
Member # 31

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So, then, to which queen does each one refer? There's two to choose from for each name...

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The_Tom
recently silent
Member # 38

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Actually, more than two.

(We've baited the nixpicker. Let's see if he can figure it out.)

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TSN
I'm... from Earth.
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Well, I was going on the assumption that they were named for British monarchs. If not, there could be any number of whom I'm unaware.

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