valery polyakov received the title of both hero of the soviet union and hero of russia.the english city of southampton, the christening ceremony of the then largest passenger liner in the world, queen mary 2, took place. queen elizabeth ii of great britain became the godmother. she was given a tour, and then, according to a long-standing tradition, in the presence of 2 thousand guests at the ceremony, she said: “i name this ship queen mary 2, and may god bless her and all those who will be on her.” the ship was the second to sail, named after queen mary of teck, wife of king george v and grandmother of elizabeth ii. the first queen mary, a legend, she is laid up in los angeles, set speed records, during the second world capacity records, once even transported more than 16,000 people across the atlantic. churchill called it his naval headquarters. there was a new liner, of course. more impressive. length 345 m, height - 72. total engine power - 157 horsepower, capacity - almost 4,000 people including the crew. today, 20 years later, queen mary 2 is no longer a record hold

valery polyakov received the title: hero of the soviet union and hero of russia.n january 8, 2004, in the english city of southampton, a christening ceremony was held for the then largest passenger liner in the world - queen mary 2. queen elizabeth ii of great britain became godmother. she was given a tour, and then, according to a long-standing tradition, in the presence of 2.0 guests of the ceremony participants, she said: “i name this ship queen mary 2, and bless.” god of all those who will sail on it. the ship was the second to be named after queen mary of teck, wife of king george v and grandmother of elizabeth ii. the first queen mary, a legend, she is laid up in los angeles, the thirtieth set speed records, and capacity records during the second world war. once she even transported more than 16,000 people across the atlantic. churchel called it his naval headquarters. the new liner was, of course, more impressive. length 345. height 72, total engine power is 157 horsepower, capacity is almost 400 people along with the team. today, 20 years later, queen marr