Queen Elizabeth 2 often referred to simply as the 'QE2' is an ocean liner that was operated by Cunard from 1969 to 2008. Following her retirement from cruising she is now owned by Istithmar (the investment company of Dubai World). She was designed primarily to run a transatlantic service from her home port of Southampton England to New York USA and was named after the earlier Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth .
Builders of the RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 are Clydebank and John Brown & Company.