ocean liner in service was Queen Mary 2, built in 2003–04, used for both point-to-point line voyages and for cruises. Survivors Five ocean liners that were made before the Second World War survive today as they have been partially or fully preserved as museums and hotels. The Japanese ocean liner (1929), has been preserved in Naka-ku, Yokohama, Japan, as a museum ship, since 1961. (1934) was preserved in 1967 after her retirement, and became a museum/hotel in Long Beach, California. In the 1970s, (1843) was also preserved, and now resides in Bristol, England as another museum. The latest ship to undergo preservation is (1914). While originally being a cargo ship, it served as the Italian ocean liner Franca C. for Costa Lines from 1952 to 1959, and in 2010 it became a dry berthed luxury hotel on Bintan Island, Indonesia. Post-war ocean liners still extant are (1948), (1952), (1958), (1961), and Queen Elizabeth 2 (1967). Out of these five ocean liners, 2 of them have since been preserved. The Rotterdam has been moored in Rotterdam as a museum and hotel since 2008, while the Queen Elizabeth 2 has been a floating luxury hotel and museum at Mina Rashid, Dubai since 2018. The other 3 former ocean liners include Astoria, United States, and Funchal. The first of these, Astoria (originally the ocean liner MS Stockholm, which collided with Andrea Doria in 1956) has been rebuilt and refitted as a cruise ship over the years and was in active service for Cruise & Maritime Voyages until operations ceased in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In August, 2021 she was purchased by Brock Pierce to be transformed into a hotel along with MV Funchal. These plans were ultimately abandoned and the ship was again made available for sale, never having left port in Rotterdam. Astoria was reported to have been sold for scrap in January 2023, but this has been denied by the ship's owner. United States has been docked in Philadelphia since 1996, and now relies on funds to keep her afloat in hopes of restoration and redevelopment. Funchal was purchased by Brock Pierce for over $1 million in 2021, with the intent of turning her into a hotel. Her future is uncertain as it was reported in July 2021 that no progress has been made since then. Characteristics Size and speed Since their beginning in the 19th century, ocean liners