Q&A Trans-Oceanic Line
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Table of Contents
1. What is Q&A line?
2. Why ride the Q&A Line?
3. Timeline
4. List of Ships
5. List of Classes
6. Application List
7. Spaces For Rent
8. Ships For Sale
9. List of Catering Firms & Businesses
10. List of Routes
What is the Q&A Line?
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Q&A Line is the largest express line operating in The Milvian States. Founded in 1902 by Robert Queen and Ken Alexander to connect the cities of The Milvian States, most of them located a long ways away from each other. Up till now, we have been operating as a domestic line and have garnered the support of most Milvians. But, alas, we were slowly going into the red, airline travel having surpassing the seaborne trade, and we wish to expand into foreign lands in order to save the heritage of The Milvian State's first sea line.
Why ride the Q&A Line?
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We offer the best services to all classes and affordable tickets. We have a 24/7 butler-on-the-dial service for free! We also include travel insurance without additional charge. We have liners which are specifically targeted for specific types of travellers, from Fast Travel, Luxury, Family-oriented ones aswell.
Dining and Drinks
We have a 24 hour restaurant which offers the finest food on the seven seas. We also have a 24 hour delivery hotline which is available for all classes at the nominal fee of $10. (excluding the food.)There are a wide array of drinks available, from sodas to Piña coladas which are also available on our delivery hotline.
Amenities
We have a wide range of amenities to pass the time while on your way to your next destination.There is a large 18 hole golf course on all of our liners, a driving range, an aviary containing 200 species of birds including the bald eagle. We have our own on board zoo,a twenty-four hour restaurant. An amphitheatre for lectures, not mentioning 3 restaurants and 5 bars. There is also a glass elevator which gives you stunning views of the interior of the ship, 12 levels up.
Top: The Central Dining Hall with the aforementioned Glass Elevator in The Background
Above:The Ballroom on the Grand Mivian, Richly Furnished and Handcrafted by 2000 Artisans
A Timeline of Q&A Line
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1902: Q&A Line founded by Robert Queen and Ken Alexander
1909: Steam ship, Albion, purchased. Began weekly voyages from the capital, New Milvia, to Varig Bay , lucrative route due to a gold rush.
1923: 3 sailing ships purchased, New Milvia, Antarctic and Salmon, operating on the New Milvia-Varig Bay route.
1926: A sea cock failed on the Albion, flooding the ship, most passengers saved but sank with all hands.
1934: Salmon collides with the Antarctic, Antarctic holed in 4 places but managed to head to the company dockyards for repairs.
1946: Gold veins in Varig Bay are scarce, new route opened to the secondary capital of Woodville.
1951: Robert Queen dies when the Salmon ran aground, loss of 20 other passengers.
1953: Ken Alexander killed during the Republican revolution, domination of airlines begin.
1955: Revolution stamped out, purchase of 4 motor ships, Anchorage, Grand Vizier, Grand Empire and Saffron
1956: New Milvia preserved by the monarch and on display, Antarctic scrapped.
1962: Milvian depression, Line value drops from $3.2 billion to $1.5 billion, Anchorage sold in order to keep the company afloat.
1969: Monarchy grants the Line a fresh injection of capital ($4.2 billion), 2 motor ships purchased, Grand Fleet and Grand Majesty.
1971: Line is placed on the monarch's 'Milvian Heritage' list, 0.9% of GDP is given to the Line.
1974: All cities are connected by the Line, Grand Vizier gutted in a fire during a refit, Grand Fleet scuttled to avoid capture by pirates.
1988: 6 ferries are bought, Penguin, Salamis, Arcadia, Shark, Fullerton and Hartford, they replace the liners in service.
1990: Liners are given a new lease of life, started cruising during spring and summer and chartered during winter.
1996: Q&A bought by the Monarchy.
1999: Grand Fleet raised and repaired, charted by scientists to the southern, icy, seas. Icebound and the expedition perished.
2004: Grand Fleet retrieved, liners are no longer available for charter.
2009: Grand Fleet retired and replaced by the Grand Milvian. Economic boom in The Milvian States, Line value rises to $ 5.6 billion.
2013: Liners are now used for a new transoceanic line.
List of Ships
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SS GRAND EMPIRE (CURRENTLY IN USE AS A HOSPITAL SHIP)
The Grand Empire is the oldest ship still running in Q&A Line
The Q&A Line's Grand Empire was thought by many to be the most beautiful of all the Q&A Lines that piled the inter city routes. It was also the finest example of the 'Grand-' class, the profiles which had become so famous in the post-uprising era. Her lines, superstructure and two massive raked funnels were all in perfect proportion. Constructed to operate in concert with the Grand Vizier and Saffron, she served as an armed merchant in the first year of service, in a war scare that came to nothing. She spent the rest of her time crossing the dangerous southern seas, with occasional coastal cruises.
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Launched: 1955
Crew: 209 ( 2500 Doctors and Nurses)
Capacity: 700 First-Class, 450 Second-Class, 1200 Tourists and 1600 Steerage, 15000 kg of cargo. ( 3100 Injured Personnel )
Tonnage:56 000 tons
Length:1 400 feet
Beam:102 feet
Machinery: 3 shafts, geared turbines (52 000 horse-power)
Builder: Q&A Line, New Milvia
Speed: 29.9 knots
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SS GRAND MAJESTY (CURRENTLY IN USE AS A HOSPITAL SHIP)
The Grand Majesty is a sister ship of the Grand Fleet
The Q&A Line's Grand Majesty was originally to have been called Le Picardie. She made her maiden voyage from New Milvia to Woodville in 1969. At the time, she was the fastest liner in service. She was once chartered as a hospital ship and troop carrier from 1976 to 1978, then returned to service in the southern seas route. She was so popular that passengers had to bid for their cabins. In 1984, she was converted to diesel fuel in the course of a major refit, costing more than $62 million. Although her nominal capacity was 4505 people, on 15th February 1988, she arrived in New Milvia with no fewer than 5201 people on board, the most ever on board a Milvian ship.
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Launched:1969
Crew:392 ( 2900 Doctors and Nurses)
Capacity:705 First-class,900 Second-class and 2900 Tourist-class ( 4200 Injured Personnel )
Tonnage: 69 500 tons
Length: 1 560 feet
Beam:119 feet
Machinery: 2 shafts, diesel (60 000 horse-power)
Builder:Q&A Line, New Milvia
Speed: 31 knots
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HMCS Grand Milvian
The Grand Milvian was commissioned by the Monarchy as a replacement for the Grand Fleet
The Last Q&A Liner built for the inter-city passenger service, the GM, as she was popularly known from the outset, was an anachronism even before she was launched on 15th November 2009, airline travel having surpassed the seaborne trade. Her maiden voyage was delayed by 2 months by engine trouble, which continued to plague her at intervals throughout her career. In 2009 she was left adrift 200 km off New Milvia after an engine failure; in 2011, she hit a coral reef off Varig Bay and in 2013 , she was particularly crippled when she hit the semi-sunken wreck of the Salmon in a hurricane, forcing her to return to New Milvia. In mid-2013, she played a vital role as a hospital ship when a tsunami struck the far fringes of the Milvian States.
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Launched:2009
Crew:560
Capacity:1000 First-class,600 Second-class and 3020 Tourist-class
Tonnage: 69 500 tons
Length: 1 560 feet
Beam:119 feet
Machinery: 3 Azimuth thrusters, diesel-electric + geared turbines (240 000 horse-power)
Builder: His Majesty's Dockyard, New Milvia
Speed: 37 knots
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Penguin-class ferries
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Launched: 1988-1989
Crew:10
Capacity:250
Tonnage: 2050 tons
Length: 160 feet
Beam: 29 feet
Machinery: 1 screw, diesel-electric (13 000 horse-power)
Builder: His Majesty's Dockyard, New Milvia
Speed: 22 knots
List of Classes
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Application List
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Have A Destination To Offer Us?
Have a destination that requires our services?
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Name of Port: (Include Storefront if available)
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Completed Example
Name of Port: New Milvia
Company: port Authority of New Milvia
CEO: Mark Fisher
Price/Rent: $20 000 per month
Piers available: 2
Wish To Cater For Us Or Rent A Space For Your Business?
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Company:
If Catering: (What type of food do you cater, Birthdays, Luxury etc)
If Renting: (Which ship and how many spaces)
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Spaces Available For Rent
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| Grand Milvian (Rent: $2000/ month) 1. Kern Jewelers2.Available 3.Available 4.Available 5.Available 6.Available 7.Available 8.Available 9.Available 10.Available |
| Grand Empire (Rent:$1700 / month) 1.Kern Jewelers 2.Available 3.Available 4.Available 5.Available 6.Available 7.Available 8.Available 9.Available 10.Available |
| Grand Majesty (Rent: $1900/ month) 1.Kern Jewelers 2.Available 3.Available 4.Available 5.Available 6.Available 7.Available 8.Available 9.Available 10.Available |
| Ferries ($ 500 / month)(Only one spot per ferry) Penguin-------Salamis------- Arcadia------Shark------Fullerton---Hartford, 1.Available 2.Available 3.Available 4.Available 5.Available 6.Available |
