One of the largest moving objects created by man are ships. Exists a large number of various vessels used for various purposes. There are a lot of huge ships, but there are even more big ones, so instead of listing them all, we decided to rank the largest ships in their class, which included only 9 representatives, but what kind!
9 Eclipse yacht
Our rating is opened by the largest and most expensive yacht in the world, which belongs to one of the richest people Russia Roman Abramovich. The yacht was launched in 2009 in Hamburg and was equipped with a 12-seat mini-submarine, a missile warning system, bulletproof windows, two helicopters with take-off platforms, four pleasure boats, 20 motor scooters and infrared lasers that prevent shooting by digital equipment. . The yacht itself consists of 9 decks, they have a 500 square meter cabin with a stage and a grand piano, a 56 meter owner's private deck, 11 luxury cabins for 24 passengers, a gym with a sauna, a 16 meter swimming pool, a cinema hall, a dance hall, two kitchens and staff quarters for 92 people. The number of crew and attendants is 70 people. The yacht is 162 meters long, 21 meters wide, and has a displacement of 13,000 tons. The cost of the yacht is 340 million euros.
8 Ferry "Ulysses"
This is the world's largest passenger ferry - the pride of Ireland. It makes 4 flights a day, 230 kilometers per flight between the UK and Ireland. In addition to passengers, this ferry also carries a lot of all kinds of cargo, and the reason for this is the island way of life of the nation, which requires an inexhaustible trade turnover, which depends on sea routes. The sea ferry “Ulysses” unloads and loads in 90 minutes thanks to an ingenious design that can be loaded and unloaded on two decks at the same time. There are 117 double and 110 single cabins on board.
From the boarding ramp, passengers enter the main hall, which can compete with a luxury hotel. The cabins offer all the benefits of a regular hotel room, a huge shopping mall, cinema and restaurants are on other decks. The passenger ferry is twice the size of its predecessors and is not afraid of ten-meter waves. The cargo-passenger ship has 12 decks and four kilometers of traffic lanes. Its length is 209 meters, width - 31 meters, displacement - 50,000 tons. The ferry accommodates: trucks or trailers - 240 units, cars - 1342 units, passengers - 1900 people.
7 The Stella Deneb cattle ship
The world's largest livestock ship was launched in 1980. One of the major livestock shipping companies, Siba Ships, in 2007 carried out the largest livestock shipment in the world. The route ran from the port of Townsville, Australia to one of the ports of Indonesia. 20,060 cattle and 2,564 sheep and goats were loaded on board the Stella Deneb. For the delivery of animals to the port, 28 trains were involved. All transportation was carried out under the vigilant supervision and control of veterinary services and met the highest standards. Delivery of such a batch of artiodactyls to the customer cost 11.5 million Australian dollars. The ship can carry cargo weighing up to 21,525 tons, its length is 213 meters and its width is 32 meters.
6 Ship for the transport of ships "MV Blue Marlin"
This unique and impressive Norwegian ship is designed to carry unfinished or damaged ships, oil platforms, cranes, moorings and other ships and structures that need to be transported by water. The MV Blue Marlin, for example, was used to transport a BP oil platform and a damaged US warship and even an entire oil refinery, whose transportation became the basis of one of the plots of the television show “Extreme Engineering” on the Discovery Channel, as well as TV the show “Mega Movers”, which was released on the channel “History Channel”. The principle of operation of the vessel is that it submerges several meters under water and swims under the object that needs to be transported. The vessel is equipped with a gym, sauna, swimming pool and 38 cabins that can easily accommodate 60 people. Length - 217 meters, width - 42 meters, height - 13 meters, carrying capacity - 56,000 metric tons, immersion depth - 10 meters.
5 Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz
The American largest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the world, the largest warship launched on May 13, 1972. He made his first trip to the Mediterranean Sea, becoming the first American ship with a nuclear power plant to enter the Mediterranean Sea in ten years. In 1988, he provided security during the Olympic Games in Seoul. In 1991 he made a trip to the Persian Gulf, participated in Operation Desert Storm. Since 2003, he has been participating in the war in Iraq. The length of the ship is 332 meters, width - 76 meters, power - 260,000 horsepower, crew - 3200 people, 90 helicopters fit on board.
4 Tanker Xin Buyan
The largest operating tanker was built in China in Guangzhou using its own Chinese technologies. Construction of the tanker began in 2008. Launched in early 2010. The tanker "Xin Buyan" with a displacement of 350,000 tons is currently the most modern and one of the largest in the world. The length of the ship's deck is 333 meters, which is more than the size of three football fields. The width of the tanker reaches 60 meters. Xin Buyan is designed to carry up to 308,000 tons of oil. As noted in China, the tanker is equipped with one of the most advanced automatic navigation systems in the world, it is designed for any weather conditions and is able to circumnavigation in 60 days.
3 Bulk carrier MS Vale Brasil
The Brazilian bulk carrier, the largest in the world, was launched on December 31, 2010. The ship's first cargo was iron ore, weighing 391,000 tons, to be shipped from a port in Brazil to China. This iron would be enough to build three Golden Gate bridges in the USA, and a little more would be left. Due to the size of the bulk carrier, it can only dock in a few ports in Brazil, Europe and China. The ship has seven cargo compartments, the total area of which is almost 220 cubic meters. The length of the ship is 360 meters, the width is 65 meters, the crew consists of 33 people.
2 Cruise ship "Oasis of the Seas"
Biggest a cruise ship in the world was launched on November 21, 2008. Baptism ceremony “Oasis of the Seas” took place on November 30, 2009 in Fort Lauderdale. She departed for her maiden voyage from Oasis of the Seas on December 5, 2009. The program included a one-week cruise with calls to St. Thomas, Sint Maarten and the Bahamas. At the time of the first voyage, only these ports could receive such a huge vessel. Throughout the year, Oasis of the Seas cruises the Caribbean. For the first time in the world, a park of 12 thousand exotic, living plants and shrubs and 56 trees was planted on the ship.
On board the ship there are swimming pools with a jacuzzi, a water park with a water arena, a casino, shops and boutiques where you can buy any food and clothing for every taste, restaurants and bars. There is a 750-seat aquatic amphitheater with fountains, jumps and diving towers in the open air and an indoor theater with 1300 seats, as well as the largest casino in the world cruise fleet and much more. The maximum speed of the liner is 43 km/h. The hull weighs 45,000 tons and consists of 480,000 parts. The length of the ship is 362 meters, width - 60 meters, height - 72 meters, power - 132,000 horsepower, crew - 2165 people, number of passengers - 6400.
1 Container ship "Emma Marsk"
The largest cargo ship is a container ship owned by the Danish company A.P. Moller Maersk Group. The ship is named by the owner of the shipbuilding company in honor of his late wife, Emma. Emma Marsk travels approximately 170,000 nautical miles per year, which is more than 7 distances around the Earth. When fully loaded, Emma Marsk can hold 11,000 full 20' containers or 14,700 empty containers. On March 18, 2011, the Royal Danish Mint issued a 20 crown coin dedicated to the container ship Emma Marsk. The length of the vessel is 397 meters, width - 63 meters, height - 30 meters, carrying capacity - 123,000 tons, power - 109,000 horsepower, loading is possible immediately from 11 cranes, the captain's bridge is located on the 10th floor of the ship's superstructure. Due to the ship's size, the Panama Canal is closed to it.
We have selected seven of the most amazing giant ships. Five of them have recently been set sail, two have already been written off, and you can even buy a ticket for one. Each of them is a champion in their category.
The longest ship on earth
Length - 488 m, width - 74 m, deadweight - 600,000 tons. Launched in 2013.
Most big ship on the planet and the largest floating structure ever created by man is the Prelude FLING. It is equal in length to the famous Wailing Wall in Israel. On board could accommodate five full-size football fields or 175 Olympic swimming pools. However, its purpose is different: it is the world's first floating plant for the extraction and liquefaction of natural gas.
The vessel belongs to the Dutch-British oil and gas company Shell, built in South Korea by Samsung Heavy Industries, and will work off the coast of Australia, extracting gas from the ocean floor - the first drilling is scheduled for 2017. In the strict sense of the word, this is not quite a ship: Prelude will not be able to sail under its own power, and it will have to be towed to the workplace. But this monster is unsinkable and indestructible: it was created specifically for service in the “cyclone zone” in the open ocean and is able to withstand even the fifth, highest category hurricane. The planned service life is 25 years.
Petronas towers with spiers
Length - 458.45 m, width - 68.86 m, deadweight - 564,763 tons. Launched in 1979, scrapped in 2010.
The largest oil tanker Seawise Giant got into the Guinness Book of Records for its size. The ship is 6 meters longer than the 88-story Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, complete with spiers, and is about the width of a football field. It is so large that the draft did not allow it to pass through the Suez, Panama Canals and the English Channel.
Designed and built in Japan by Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. in the mid-1970s, the tanker was destined for a Greek customer. However, he refused to buy: during the tests, a strong vibration of the hull was found while swimming in reverse. As a result, the ship was resold to a Hong Kong company and rebuilt: its displacement at full load reached an absolute record - 657,018 tons. During its long life, the ship changed owners and names several times, it was Happy Giant, Jahre Viking, Knock Nevis, Mont, went under Liberian, Norwegian, American flags and under the flag of Sierra Leone.
In 1986, the Seawise Giant was nearly destroyed during the Iran-Iraq War. A missile fired by an Iraqi fighter caused a fire on board, the crew was evacuated, and the ship ran aground in the Strait of Hormuz and was considered sunken. The Norwegians found it, repaired it and sent it on a new voyage. Since 2004, the world's largest tanker has ceased to be a floating tanker and has been used as an oil storage near Qatar. In 2009, he made his last trip to the shores of India and was dismantled for scrap. After the disposal of the giant by the most large supertankers are four double-hulled TI-class ships: Oceania, Africa, Asia and Europe. They have a length of 380 m and surpass their competitors in terms of deadweight - 441,585 tons.
Four statues of liberty
Length - 382 m, width - 124 m, deadweight - 48,000 tons. Launched in 2013.
The catamaran Pioneering Spirit, which until February 2015 was called Pieter Schelte, is the absolute champion in terms of deck area. The creators claim that a small town can fit on it. In length, four statues of Liberty (93 m with a pedestal) could be laid. The ship was built in South Korea according to the project of a Finnish company. Its function is the laying of underwater pipelines and the movement of drilling platforms. In January 2015, the ship arrived in Europe and was already at the center of a scandal because of its name - in honor of the Nazi criminal Peter Schelte Heerm, an SS officer who was found guilty of war crimes and evaded punishment by deceit. Seeing giant ship with this name in Rotterdam, the Jewish communities of Great Britain and Holland raised a fuss, as a result of which even the British government spoke out in favor of renaming the ship. Under public pressure, the head of Allseas, which owns the miracle ship, and Peter Schelte's own son, Edward Heerma, agreed not to use his father's name in the name of the catamaran and changed it to the neutral Pioneering Spirit.
A NATO ship arrived from Denmark to the Kaliningrad region on a visit. The meeting between Russian and Danish sailors ended with sports competitions - tug-of-war and a football match. Watched friendly fights NTV correspondent Veronika Nikolaeva.
Torpedo tubes, Moskit launchers, Uragan anti-aircraft missile system. For the first time, the Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Navy, who arrived at the main base of the Baltic Fleet, is shown the armament of the destroyer Bespokoiny.
The tour lasts more than an hour, during the breaks, Rear Admiral Nilje Wang looks with excitement at the football field, where the Danish team is desperately fighting a team of Baltic sailors.
Nilje Wang, Commander-in-Chief of the Danish Navy: “The Russian Navy is one of the leading in the world. Such visits are very important for us, the only pity is that our sailors are losing.”
The visit of the NATO ship is purely business. It is designed to develop relations with foreign armies. But for Russian and Danish sailors, the most interesting thing is sports competitions in which you can measure your strength. The football field is dirty and damp, but passions run high to the limit, the whole stock of foreign words is used.
Dan Ouetsen, crew member of the Olfert Fischer frigate: “Good team, very strong. It’s hard to play with Russian sailors, we didn’t have the opportunity to train, we just got off the ship.”
The Russian sailors are strong opponents, but they admit that it is easier to play at home. Our soldiers have been preparing for the match for more than three months and as a result they beat the Danes with a score of 6:2.
Alexei Leontiev, crew member of the destroyer Bespokoyny: “The Danes are excellent players, they both attacked and scored. We were helped by the home field and the support of our guys.”
On the military frigate "Olfert Fischer" also prepared for the meeting. The foreigners lost the football match, but they are ready to surprise the Russians with fruit for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the presence of women among the ship's personnel.
Lorin Peterson, a member of the crew of the frigate Olfert Fischer: “We do not think that a woman on a ship is a bad omen. We are treated with great respect as equal colleagues.”
In the program of the visit, the Danes liked the Russian national maritime fun tug of war the most. Although they participated in it for the first time, they were not inferior to the Baltics.
The friendly match ended with a traditional photo for memory. From the military harbor of Baltiysk, the reconnaissance ship must again go to sea. The Danes promised that by the next visit their crew would be not only in full combat, but also in sports readiness.
Most big ships in the world
Description and dimensions of the largest ships that are afloat today.
Probably the largest ship in the history of mankind in terms of the use of usable space in the hold was Noah's Ark, and some sailboats in the last century exceeded the existing ones in size, but modern ocean monsters made of metal with a displacement of a small lake impress with their size, power or luxury. Humanity continues to build towers of babel not only on land, but also at sea.
To date, the largest ship in the world - Knock Nevis. This tanker is designed to transport fuel. Length 459 m, width - 24m. The ship's displacement is 565 thousand tons.
Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller is the world's largest container ship. Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller on July 15, 2013 left for its first flight. Its length is 400 meters, width - 59 meters, capacity - 18,000 containers, carrying capacity - 165,000 tons.
Its length is 400 meters, width - 59 meters, capacity - 18,000 containers, carrying capacity - 165,000 tons.
The largest cruise ship is considered "Allure of the Seas" (Charm, Oasis of the Seas). It was put into operation in 2010. Its dimensions are: length - 362 meters, width - 66 meters, height - 72 meters. Displacement - 225 thousand tons.
Oasis of the Seas is the first vessel to receive the Green Label on the DNV (Det Norske Veritas) passport. This means that it is extremely friendly to the environment. It uses an advanced sewage treatment system that has been designed to be twice as strict as US federal standards for discharge of sewage in ports.
Another very famous cruise ship is "Queen Mary 2". It was built in France in 2003 and at that time was the largest cruise ship in the world. Length - 345 meters, width - 41, height - 71 m. Capacity 2600 people
« Prelude"- the largest floating installation for the production and liquefaction of natural gas.
The vessel is 488 meters long, 78 meters wide, and has a displacement of 600,000 tons. It is assumed that the platform will move with the help of tugs. Only the absence of its own running gear does not allow Prelude to be called a champion among giant ships. The platform is still not a ship.
4 football fields located one behind the other shorter than the installation deck.
The 6 largest aircraft carriers have a total displacement corresponding to the displacement of the "Prelude",
93 meters - this is the height of the platform column.
« Nimitz"- the largest aircraft carrier in the world. Displacement - 106,000 tons. Its length is 333 meters. Height - 73 meters. Deck Width - 78 meters, thanks to which this giant can accommodate 64 aircraft and 26 helicopters). The crew of "Nimitz" has more than 3 thousand people.
By the way, the Nimitz aircraft carrier can be operated for twenty years without changing the energy carrier. power plant. This means that it can be safely sent to this long term on a long journey. The first aircraft carrier of this series was launched back in 1975.
Among the aircraft carriers of Europe and Asia, a ship stands out, named after the great admiral of the USSR Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kuznetsov. This giant is considered one of the most powerful and largest.
The largest warship in Russia is a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser, named after the great admiral of the USSR Ministry of Finance, Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov. Perhaps outwardly it is inferior to American aircraft carriers, but the real power of the ship lies in the armament, means of protection and absolutely secret nuances of a warship. Let's hope we never find out which of these floating military airfields is the coolest. This can only be verified in real combat conditions.
Characteristics Aircraft carrier "Admiral Kuznetsov"
Length - 305 meters.
The maximum width is 72 meters.
Width at the waterline - 35.0 meters.
Draft - 10.0 meters.
Standard displacement - 43 thousand tons
Full displacement - 55 thousand tons
Maximum displacement - 58.6 thousand tons
Overall height - 65 meters.
Azzam- most big yacht in the world. The vessel of 180 meters was created at the German shipyard Lürssen Yachts. This yacht, whose name literally translates as "resolute", was created specifically for Khalifa al-Nahyan, President United Arab Emirates. Despite its impressive size, the draft of the yacht does not exceed 4.5 meters. This factor, as well as two powerful engines of 90,000 horses, allow the ship to reach speeds of more than 31 knots. The width of the ship is also impressive - almost 21 meters. The ship cost its owner $610 million.
Five-masted sailboat "Royal Clipper"- the longest this moment the sailing vessel is capable of accommodating 227 people on board.
The length of the ship is 134.8 meters, width - 16.5 meters, displacement - 5,061 tons, sail area - 5,202 meters squared.
Designed for cruising passenger travel, the Royal Clipper is equipped with additional electric and diesel (for low, silent travel, up to 8 knots) engines.
The Royal Clipper has an automated sailing section designed by Choren Design & Consultancy. Now only twenty people are involved in setting the sails, while the watch officer from the bridge gives "push-button" commands to the mechanized rotating yards, and the powerful hydraulic winches make the shaping.
The largest submarine in the world - a heavy nuclear missile strategic submarine "Dmitry Donskoy"- the only representative of the project 941 "Shark", remaining in the Russian fleet.
This giant with a nine-story building height and a displacement of 50,000 tons remains the largest submarine in history.
Length - 172 meters
Hull width 23.3 meters
Height 26 meters.
The world's largest flying ship is an amphibious aircraft, currently Chinese seaplane AG600 rolled off the assembly line in Zhuhai City in July 2016.
It is designed to extinguish fires and carry out rescue work on the water.. It can also be called a ship. After all, he floats on water, using his own engines.
Characteristics
Length: 36.9 m.
Span: 38.8 m.
Height: 12.1 m.
Maximum takeoff weight: 53,500 kg.
Engine: 4 × WJ-6 turboprop, 3805 kW (5103 hp).
Propellers: 6-blade constant speed propellers.
Able to take on board 12 tons of water in 20 seconds.
Flight characteristics
Maximum speed: 570 km/h.
Maximum range: 5500 km.
Maximum altitude: 10500 m.
largest river boat
Volgo-Don - river dry-cargo ships designed to transport bulk cargo (coal, ore, grain, crushed stone, etc.) along large inland waterways. They were built from 1960 to 1990 in the USSR, in total up to 225 ships of various series were built.
Length 138.3 meters.
Width 16.7mm
In the 1990s, some vessels of the Volgo-Don type were reconstructed into the river-sea type, which allowed them to go to closed seas and make international flights, mainly the Mediterranean and Baltic Seas. Reconstructed ships are either shorter or have a higher bow and increased height of the holds.
It is often expensive to transport cargo by air. Yes and no in the world of aircraft that are capable of taking 18,000 containers or a whole plant on board at a time.
8. Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise
Incredibly expensive and one of a kind aircraft carrier. It was planned to build five ships of this class. Only one has been implemented, floating since 1961. main reason, because of which there are no other such aircraft carriers anymore: the cost of the ship is $ 451 million.
The main distinguishing feature of the vessel is nuclear fuel. One "refueling" is enough for 13 years. And it is also the largest combat transport ship in the world: length - 342.3 meters.
7. Container ship Christopher Columbus
The length of the vessel is 365 meters. Able to accommodate 13 thousand 300 six-meter containers. Made in accordance with all modern environmental requirements and standards: does not pollute the sea, practically does not produce carbon dioxide
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6. Container ship MSC Daniela
Length - 366 meters. Holds 14 thousand 6-meter containers. The main feature is the special steel from which this container ship was built. Thanks to it, the thickness of the ship's plating is less → the ship is an order of magnitude lighter than its colleagues in the shop. But the strength is the same.
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5. Container ship Emma Mærsk
Built in 2006 in Denmark for the needs of Denmark. A little later, another 7 of the same ships were created. Length - 396.84 meters. Capacity - from 11 to 14 thousand 6-meter containers.
The ship is powered by a huge 2300-ton diesel engine. There are a lot of technologies on board, thanks to which the environment and all sorts of fighters for the cleanliness of the environment feel calm. It is noteworthy that the crew is only 13 people.
4. Container ship Jules Verne
The ship of the French company CMA CGM. Length - 396 meters. Cargo capacity - 16 thousand 20 six-meter containers. Made in accordance with all environmental standards. On board is an incredibly powerful engine: it produces so much energy that it would be enough to supply a town with 16,000 inhabitants.
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3. Container ship Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller
Length - 399 meters. Power - two engines with a capacity of 43 thousand horsepower each. Carrying capacity - 18 thousand 270 six-meter containers. The ship was built in South Korea by Daewoo. The cost is $190 million. Launched in 2013. The crew is only 19 people.
