So...what about the Queen Mary 2? Is that ship named after Queen Mary II (of William & Mary, 1689-1694)? No. The current QM2 is named after the RMS Queen Mary - the original ship. The hint here is the Cunard liner is the "Queen Mary 2" -not- the "Queen Mary II". So that leads us to the QE2. Who (or what) was that named after? That ship is named after the original RMS Queen Elizabeth (1938-1969) that sailed alongside the original RMS Queen Mary. And that ship was named after Queen Elizabeth, not the sovereign but the (future) Queen Mother! The QE2 replaced both the Queen Elizabeth and Queen Mary in 1969. To really confuse things, the current Cunard ship Queen Elizabeth is just the QE - even though she is the third Cunarder to have that name. Why not QE3? It probably just sounds better! Queen Elizabeth I and Queen Elizabeth II (the reigning queens) has not yet had a ship named after them. Oh...but what about the Queen Victoria? Yes, they kept that simple. Its named after the human Queen Victoria! Confused? Yes, no? Don't worry, there is still time to have ships named after Queen Mary I, Queen Mary II, Queen Elizabeth I, Queen Elizabeth II, and Queen Anne. Just one more thing - in 2016 the Royal Navy will launch the HMS Queen Elizabeth a new aircraft carrier. That ship is named after Queen Elizabeth I....
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