The ships are growing in size every year. Real giants are launched into the water, in comparison with which the famous Titanic would seem to be a nondescript kid.
Ships are for various purposes. Some are designed for comfortable transportation of people, others transport containers, and others are designed for military purposes. Among each class there are the largest and most famous.
largest cruise ship
It's about "Harmony of the Seas". In 2015, the ship was launched and became the third in the line of liners upper class, overtaking its nearest counterpart by only 2 meters in length.
The liner is 362 meters long, 70 meters high and 47 meters wide. This monster can accommodate up to 6,000 guests and over 2,000 crew members. The ship sails only Atlantic Ocean, in the Mediterranean and in the Caribbean. It has a fitness center, golf course, bowling alley, spa, theater and more. Despite its huge size, the ship can reach an impressive speed - more than 20 knots.
The largest ship for the transport of goods
"Dockwise Vanguard" can carry cargo weighing 110,000 tons. These are monstrous numbers. The ship made its first voyage in 2013. The length of the ship is "only" 270 meters, but among its kind it is the largest. It can carry the hulls of other ships, entire oil stations and more. It will cope with those tasks that no other vessel in the world can handle, which is why it is on our list.
The loading process itself is very interesting. The ship is almost completely submerged under water, after which a load is placed on it. Then the water is pumped out, the ship rises along with the cargo and can sail.
The longest ship on earth
This is the largest, longest ship, and also the largest floating structure ever launched. We are talking about "Prelude FLNG" - a floating plant for the production of liquefied natural gas. Its length is 488 meters.
The cost of manufacturing was more than 10 billion dollars. The ship moves from one place to another, but cannot fully move forward. Its mass is 260,000 tons. It reaches a height of 105 meters - this is equivalent to a 30-story building.
largest aircraft carrier
USS Enterprise (CVN-65) is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier that has been at sea since 1961. Its length is 340 meters, which makes it the largest warship in the world.
It can carry up to 2,500 tons of weapons. One refueling with nuclear fuel is enough for 13 years of service. This is equivalent to 1 million 600 thousand kilometers of the path that this deadly colossus swims during this time. This is an amazingly fast ship, capable of sailing at a speed of 60 kilometers per hour. It can simultaneously work 5000 people. Unfortunately, the ship was decommissioned in 2017.
largest container ship
M.O.L. Triumph has a length of 400 meters. He still plows the seas and oceans, this is a full-fledged ship, which has the longest length of all. It can carry 20,000 containers at the same time.
"MSC Oscar" only a few meters behind the Triumph. It can carry 19,500 containers. These two ships are staggering in their size, but there was one tanker ship that was decommissioned and scrapped in 2010 - the Seawise Giant. Its length was 460 meters.
Ships can carry the most a large number of cargo, which is beyond the power of any other means of transportation, even a freight train. The largest ships remain in the memory of people for a long time - these masterpieces of engineering are the pride of mankind.
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You can move on the water with the help of vehicles. Sometimes they reach incredible sizes. And the fact of their very existence is amazing. Ships have always been of interest to those who love to travel. This technique certainly deserves attention. What would the top 10 look like? big ships in the world?
1. Knock Nevis, a Norwegian-flagged tanker has changed its name several times. Changes also affected its structure. The order was placed at a Japanese shipyard in 1974. Five years passed, and in 1979 the giant ship was launched.
The Greek shipowner decided to increase the property, one rudder weight of which is 230 tons, Seawise Giant (the former name of the giant) was cut in half. The middle was supplemented with additional sections. He acquired the following data:
length - 458.45 m.,
width - 68.86 m.,
weight - 81879 tons,
can carry 564763 tons.
2. Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller is the first container ship in the Triple-E series. The customer was Maersk Line Corporation. The service life should not exceed half a century. In length, the structure is 59 m wide, 399 m wide, 73 m high. Each of the two engines produces 43 thousand hp. The draft reaches 15.5 m.
3. CMA CGM Jules Verne, France, "small motherland" - Marseille. The container ship was produced by a South Korean factory. The ship is named after Jules Verne. The crew consists of 26 people, as a rule, Croats and Filipinos are accepted into service. It has a displacement of 160,000 tons, a deadweight of 186,470 tons. It reaches a length of 396 meters, a width of 54 meters, a draft of 16 meters.
4. Container ship Emma Marsk is owned by the Danish company A.P. Moller Maersk Group. Since 2006, 7 more analogue vessels have been produced. The length of the structure is 396.84 meters, the width is 63.1 meters. The ship's displacement is 156,907 metric tons. Served by a crew of 13 people.
5. MSC Daniela was built in the winter of 2008. Container capacity vehicle is approximately 14,000 TEU. From the outside, it looks like a whole city. The construction was carried out by a Swiss-Italian shipowner.
6. The container ship CMA CGM Christophe Colomb was produced by November 10, 2009. The length of the ship reaches 365 meters. It was delivered from the territory of the South Korean port. The customer was a French company. The huge carrier was produced using technologies that are the least harmful to the environment, enhance the hydrodynamics of the product and reduce the consumption of the required amount of fuel. The construction is made to very high standards.
7. The cruise ship Oasis of the seas is the first in the cruise category of the Oasis class. Consists of 17 decks, 2704 cabins. In 2009, the novelty was transferred to the shipping company. The construction cost $1.5 billion. The vehicle is 361 meters long and 66 meters wide.
8. Queen Mary 2 - ocean liner. At the time of the start of operation, it was recognized as the largest passenger ship in the world. The product has the following data: displacement 148528 tons, deadweight 19189 tons. Dimensions: length 345 m, width 42 m. Reaches a speed of 29.6 knots. The liner is capable of accommodating 1,253 people in the service sector and crew. There are 2620 passengers on board. For them, 1310 cabins are provided. Accepted for use on January 12, 2004 in France.
9. Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USA. Supplemented with a nuclear power plant. Operation is allowed in 1961. The construction cost $451 million.
10. Norwegian Epic, class F3. Built in 2010 by STX Europe in France. His task is cruises in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. It is also expected that in winter it will run in the middle of the islands of the Caribbean.
Once the most big ship was the Titanic. But today there are ships that are several times the size of the Titanic. In this article we will talk about the largest ship in the world.
The Titanic was a cruise ship. Everyone remembers his story. He collided with an iceberg because he was very huge and could not turn sideways in time. It seemed that such liners could not exist, they are very bulky and their fate was not comforting. But it turned out that such liners can exist, while being several times larger. To date, the largest liner is the Oasis of the Seas. Photo below:
It is indeed several times larger than the Titanic. Look at this image:
Royal Caribbean International wanted to build a ship that would be the best long years and October 28, 2009 "Oasis of the Seas" was launched. It immediately became the largest cruise ship in the world. The vessel also became the most expensive, as its price amounted to 1.24 billion dollars. average price stay of the ship in the port 230,000 dollars. And this is for a few hours of stay!
The dimensions of the liner are striking: its length is 360 meters, width is 66 meters, and the height at the highest point is 72 meters.
The largest ship: characteristics
Correctly they say that this is not just a ship, but a whole small city. The dimensions of this liner are five times larger than the dimensions of the Titanic. On board can be 6360 passengers and 2160 crew members. The ship has a large number of different entertainment centers. From swimming pools to real theatre. There are 4 pools on the liner, which together make up 23,000 liters of water. There are 12 thousand plants and 56 large trees on the ship. There is a park, a climbing wall, 10 spa cents. It is so huge that it is even divided into thematic zones.
The largest ship has several restaurants, its park is similar to a park in New York, so classical American music will be played there. There's a lot more to be said about the ship.
Dockwise Vanguard
Sure, the Oasis of the Seas is the largest liner, but there is also the Dockwise Vanguard, the world's largest heavy-lift ship.
On February 12, 2013, the ship made its first voyage. Dockwise Vanguard arrived in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2013. The cargo he carried was 56,000 tons, but the maximum load could be 110,000 tons.
The vessel was designed by Hyundai heavy industries for Dockwise Shipping. It was launched in 2012. In terms of performance, it does not surpass the liner "Oasis of the Seas". Displacement 91238 tons, deadweight 117000 tons. Length 275 meters, width 79 meters, draft 9.5 meters. Maximum speed 14.4 knots, average 12.9 knots.
The way of loading onto the ship is also unique. Special compartments are filled with water and the ship is slowly but surely submerged under water. After the ship is under water, cargo is loaded onto it.
To service the ship, 60 people will be required, who are located in the hold of the ship.
The well-known "Costa Concordia", which crashed in January 2012 off the coast of the island of Giglia (Tuscany), will be transported using this ship. Let me remind you that the Costa Concordia is several times larger than the Titanic.
The largest ships in the world
The key criterion for the allocation of seats was maximum length ship, however, in some cases, the choice also depended on the size of the deadweight - the maximum mass that the ship can carry in order not to sink below the dangerous line (deadweight includes not only cargo, but also fuel, the mass of passengers, crew and provisions).
10. Mozah
Length: 345 m
Deadweight: 128900 t
Launched: 2007
Flag: Qatar
Status: in operation
The Mozah is the first ship in the Q-Max family of tankers designed to carry liquefied natural gas from fields near Qatar. Designed and built in South Korea. In total, 14 ships of the Q-Max type are currently in operation.
Q-Max Mozah / ©Nakilat
9. QueenMaryII
Length: 345 m
Deadweight: 19189 t
Launched: 2002
Flag: Bermuda
Status: in operation
One of the largest passenger liners in the world, the transatlantic cruise ship Queen Mary 2 is capable of transporting up to 2,620 passengers across the ocean with all the associated amenities. Designed and built by the French company Chantiers de l "Atlantique. In addition to 15 restaurants, a casino and a theater on board, Queen Mary 2 also has the first ship planetarium.
Size comparison of Queen Mary 2 and Airbus 380, bus, car and person
Queen Mary 2 / ©Tronheim Havn
8. Allure of the Seas
Length: 362 m
Deadweight: 19750 t
Launched: 2008
Flag: Bahamas
Status: in operation
The Oasis cruise ship class includes two twin ships, both of which are the largest of their type in the world. True, Allure of the Seas is still 50 millimeters longer than Oasis in the Seas, which is why it takes the eighth position. Maximum number passengers, which this liner is capable of carrying, is 6296 people, and the crew is 2384. To list all the entertainment offered on board, you will need to write a separate article - this is a real floating city: from an ice rink, a golf course and many shops and bars to a whole park With exotic trees and other unusual plants.
Allure of the Seas / © Daniel Christensen
7 Vale Sohar
Length: 362 m
Deadweight: 400315 t
Launched: 2012
Flag: Marshall Islands
Status: in operation
This vessel belongs to the family of the largest bulk carriers, which in turn belongs to the Brazilian mining company Vale. It is intended for transportation of ore from Brazil to the USA. A total of 30 such ships have already been built with deadweight varying between 380 and 400 thousand tons. Sohar is one of the ships of the family with the maximum deadweight.
Vale Sohar / ©Dmitry Lakhtikov
6. TIclass
Length: 380 m
Deadweight: 441585 t
Launched: 2003
Flag: Marshall Islands and Belgium
Status: 2 in operation, 2 converted to floating platforms
On the this moment TI Class double hull ships are the largest operating ships in the world in terms of deadweight and gross tonnage. In total, 4 identical ships were commissioned: TI Oceania, TI Africa (under the flag of the Marshall Islands) and TI Asia, TI Europe (under the flag of Belgium). In 2010, "Asia" and "Africa" suffered the fate of being transformed into floating oil storage and offloading platforms (FSO), and now they serve one of the marine oil fields near Qatar.
TI Asia (right) / ©Naviearmatori.net/Lillo
5. Emma Maersk
Length: 397 m
Deadweight: 156907 t
Launched: 2006
Flag: Denmark
Status: in operation
The first of 8 identical container ships of the E-Class series of the Danish company Moller-Maersk Group. In 2006, when Emma Maersk first set sail, the ship was the largest operating ship in the world. Carries various cargoes between Northern Europe and Asia through the Strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal. This ship is accompanied by a rather bad reputation: during its construction there was a major fire, and in 2013, as a result of damage to one of the engines, it lost control right in the Suez Canal. There was no talk of flooding, however, and management was restored. In Europe, Emma has been criticized for using sour fuel.
Emma Maersk / ©Maerskline
4 . Esso Atlantic
Length: 406.5 m
Deadweight: 516891 t
Launched: 1977
Flag: Liberia
Once the world's largest ship by deadweight, the oil supertanker Esso Atlantic was built in Japan in the mid-1970s, but made its first voyage to its intended purpose from Liberia, under the flag of which it was registered by Esso Tankers. He was mainly engaged in the transportation of oil between Europe and the countries of the Middle East. Broken up for scrap in Pakistan in 2002. Also, there was an almost identical ship Esso Pacific, however, the value of the deadweight of the Atlantic is slightly higher, so it was she who took the fourth position.
Esso Atlantic / ©Photobucket/Auke Visser
3. Pierre Guillaumat
Length: 414.2 m
Deadweight: 555051 t
Launched: 1977
Flag: France
Status: scrapped
This supertanker was the largest in terms of deadweight among the family of almost identical French Batillus ships. Built by the French company Chantiers de l "Atlantique, "lived" only 5 years and was dismantled for scrap in South Korea in 1983; the same fate befell the rest of the family (Prairial, Bellamya, Batillus). Such a short service life is explained by the fact that the commercial utility of the supertanker turned out to be minimal: it could not pass through either the Suez Canal or the Panama Canal.
Postcard with the image of Pierre Guillaumat / © Delcampe
2. Seawise Giant (Knock Nevis)
Length: 458.5 m
Deadweight: 564763 t
Launched: 1979
Flag: Sierra Leone (last registered country)
Status: scrapped
Until recently, it was the longest ship in history. The Seawise Giant supertanker was so huge that its length was compared to the tallest buildings in the world. The ship could not fit in either the Suez Canal or the Panama Canal; even the English Channel turned out to be “Giant” not in terms of tonnage. During the Iran-Iraq war in 1988, the ship was seriously damaged by an Iraqi air force missile while it was carrying Iranian oil in the Persian Gulf. As a result, the ship sank close to the coast, but soon after the war, Norman International was able to tow it to Singapore, where the ship was repaired and re-commissioned already in 1991, already with a new optimistic name - "Happy Giant". Subsequently, the ship was turned into a floating platform, and in 2009 the Giant set off on its last journey - to the coast of India, where it was subsequently dismantled for scrap.
Comparison of the length of Seawise Giant (Knock Nevis) with the tallest buildings in the world
Jahre Viking - one of the former names of the Happy Giant / ©Didier Pin?on
1. Prelude
Length: 488 m
Deadweight: 600000 t
Launched: hull only, 2013
Flag: not yet received
Status: under construction
Prelude is the world's first floating platform not only for transportation, but also for the production and liquefaction of natural gas directly on board. Under construction by South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries for Royal Dutch Shell. Essentially a mobile gas processing plant, the Prelude is already the largest floating structure ever built by man. By 2017, when the construction of all high-tech components on the hull is completed, it is planned to carry out the first drilling of the seabed near the coast of Australia.
Comparison of the length of the Prelude and the tallest buildings
Prelude Corps / ©AFP/Getty images
Since ancient times, people have traveled the seas, gradually improving their ships. Modern shipbuilding is very developed, and the range of ships has become extremely diverse. But always Special attention attracts the TOP of the largest ships in the world, which will be discussed below.
1. Seawise Giant (Knock Nevis)
Deadweight - 564 700 tons.
. Length - 458.5 m.
. Year of construction - 1979.
. Last country of registration: Sierra Leone. Dismantled for scrap.
Until 2010, the largest ship in the world was the Knock Nevis supertanker, built in 1975 in the Japanese city of Yokosuka. Before changing several names, he had a simple number 1016. But the cyclopean size actually ruined him - the tanker could not pass through either the Panama or the Suez Canal, even in the English Channel it would run aground, so move from ocean to ocean could only take a roundabout way.
During the Iran-Iraq war in 1988, an Iraqi missile hit him and seriously damaged him. As a result, the supertanker sank in the Persian Gulf near the shore. After the end of the conflict, he was raised from the bottom and towed to Singapore, where they were able to restore in 1991, giving him a new "optimistic" name "Happy Giant". But as a tanker, no one needed it, so it began to serve as a floating oil storage. Finally, in 2009, the "lucky man" was sent on his last journey to the Indian shores, where next year it was cut up for scrap.
2. Pierre Guillaumat
Deadweight - 555,000 tons.
. Length - 414.2 m.
. Year of construction - 1977.
. Last country of registration: France. Cut up for scrap.
In the family of twin ships of the Batillus series, this supertanker is the largest in terms of deadweight. It was built at French shipyards, worked for nothing at all - 5 years, after which it was ruthlessly sent in 1983 to South Korea, where it turned into scrap metal. The rest of his brothers from the same series shared his fate. The reasons for such an inglorious death in all cases were the same problems with the impossibility of passing through the Suez and Panama canals.
3 Esso Atlantic
Deadweight - 516 900 tons.
. Length - 406.5 m.
. Year of construction - 1977.
. Last country of registration: Liberia. Cut up for scrap.
At one time, this oil supertanker was also a deadweight champion. It was built in Japan, and made its first commercial route from African Liberia, where the company owner Esso Tankers registered it under the Liberian flag. Most often, the tanker transported oil from the Middle East to Europe. But in 2002, the end came to him - in Pakistan, he was cut into scrap metal. He was practically a twin ship "Esso Pacific", but despite the "Pacific" name, he was smaller than the "Atlantic brother".
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4. Emma Maersk
Deadweight - 156 900 tons.
. Length - 397 m.
. Year of construction - 2006.
. Last country of registration: Denmark. It is still in operation.
This is the first ship of eight identical container ships of the E-class series, built by the Danish holding Moller-Maersk Group. At the time of her first voyage in 2006, she was the world's largest floating ship. "Emma Maersk" carries a variety of cargo between Asia and America, following through the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar.
This ship has a not too successful history - when its construction was already being completed, a fire broke out on the upper deck, which seriously damaged the brand new ship. Needed some repairs which were done quickly. In 2013, a new misfortune happened - right in the middle of the Suez Canal, one of the dry cargo ship's power plants broke down, as a result of which it lost control. Fortunately, both the ship and the canal remained intact.
Europeans do not favor the giant for its use of sulfur-rich fuel. Like many giant ships, Emma does not fit into the Panama Canal, therefore Pacific Ocean it is closed for her (not around Cape Horn to sail there!).
5.TI Class
Deadweight - 441 600 tons.
. Length - 380 m.
. Year of construction - 2003.
. Last country of registration: Belgium. It is still in operation.
This double-hulled ship had the largest deadweight and gross tonnage of its time. In total, four completely identical ships were built: two "TI Africa" and "TI Oceania" under the flag of the Marshall Islands, "TI Europe" under the Belgian flag and "TI Asia". But in 2010, floating platform-terminals for storage and shipment of oil products were made from "Asia" and "Afrika", since then they have been working on a layup near one of the Qatari offshore oil fields.
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6 Vale Sohar
Deadweight - 400 300 t.
. Length - 362 m.
. Year of construction - 2012.
. Last country of registration: Marshall Islands. It is still in operation.
This vessel belongs to the family of the largest bulk carriers and is owned by the mining company Vale from Brazil. It transports ore mined in Brazil to the United States. In total, 40 huge dry cargo ships ply along this route, the deadweight of which is in the range of 380-400 thousand tons. Sohar is the largest ship among them.
7. Allure of the Seas
Deadweight - 19 750 tons.
. Length - 362 m.
. Year of construction - 2008.
. Last country of registration: Bahamas. It is still in operation.
This vessel belongs to the class of cruise ships "Oasis", consisting of two twins (the second "Oasis in the Seas"), occupying a leading place for its type of ships in the world. They say that Allure is still 5 cm longer than Oasis, which is why it is presented here. This giant is able to take on board 6296 passengers and 2384 crew members. The types of entertainment offered on board are countless, this floating city has a golf course and ice rink, a lot of bars and shops, there is even a park with exotic plants.
8. Queen Mary II
Deadweight - 19 200 t.
. Length - 345 m.
. Year of construction - 2002.
. Last country of registration: Bermuda. It is still in operation.
This beautiful transatlantic cruise ship is one of the largest passenger liners in the world. He is capable of maximum comfort transfer from Old to New World or back 2620 passengers. It was designed and built by the French company "Chantiers del" Atlantique ". On board there is a theater, a casino, 15 restaurants and the only planetarium on ships.
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9. Mozah
Deadweight - 128 900 tons.
. Length - 345 m.
. Year of construction - 2007.
. Last country of registration: Qatar. It is still in operation.
This vessel opens a new family of tankers of the Q-Max series, which specialize in the transportation of liquefied natural gas produced in fields off the coast of Qatar. It was designed and built in South Korea. In total, 14 tankers from this series are currently in operation.
10. USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
Length - 342 m.
. Year of construction - 1960.
. Last country of registration: USA. The aircraft carrier has been decommissioned.
This is the largest American nuclear strike aircraft carrier, the first to operate a nuclear power plant. He began acting in 1961. A series of six similar hulks was planned, but only the Enterprise was built. Its cost resulted in an incredible 451 million of those more dollars, so even the bottomless US budget could not afford such expenses. In length, it is the largest warship in the world. Having refueled once with nuclear fuel, the aircraft carrier acquired autonomy for 13 years of active service and could pass a million nautical miles. In February 2017, the Enterprise was sent to an honorary retirement - for the US Navy, this was the first farewell to a nuclear aircraft carrier.
