Correction for the length of The QE2

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How long is 551 hands?

It's about one-fifth as long as The QE2

The length of The QE2 is about 2,890 hands.

(a.k.a. RMS Queen Elizabeth 2)

The QE2 has a total length of 2,890 hands. During its voyaging lifetime from 1969 through 2008, it travelled more than 94,500,000,000 hands, the furthest cumulative distance by any ship in modern history.

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APA Style (7th Ed.)

The Measure of Things. (2024). Correction for the length of The QE2. Retrieved April 16, 2024 from www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=distance&unit=hnd&amt=551&i=5

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MLA Style (8th Ed.)

"Correction for the length of The QE2" The Measure of Things, 2024, www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=distance&unit=hnd&amt=551&i=5. Accessed 16 Apr 2024.

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Chicago Style (17th Ed.)

"Correction for the length of The QE2." The Measure of Things. 2024. https://www.themeasureofthings.com/correction.php?comp=distance&unit=hnd&amt=551&i=5.

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