When Noah was ordered to build the ark, he received all the necessary design data and technological instructions. Judging by the divine technical specifications, the ark was three hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty high. Impressive, of course, but elbowing the modern largest ship in the world is a very tedious task. The length of the Prelude FLNG is 929 and a half Egyptian royal cubits.
Floating LNG Plant
The title of the largest floating object is a passing thing, the purpose of such structures can be very different, and when experts see a reasonable limit is unclear.
A hull for the Prelude FLNG floating plant was built at a South Korean shipyard for Shell. Its purpose will be to extract it from the bottom of the ocean into a liquefied state and pump it to special gas carriers. As of mid-2015, this is the largest ship in the world. According to the plan, in 2017 this monster should stand somewhere off the coast of Australia and with might and main extract blue fuel from the bowels. It can store as much of it as an average metropolis needs for a year.
The length of this ship is 488 m, width - 74 m, 260 thousand tons of steel were used for the construction - this is more than for the twin towers of the shopping center in New York, in terms of displacement it is equal to six aircraft carriers. Prelude FLNG can be a real prelude to the emergence of a whole flotilla of such vessels, because experts talk about the significant advantages of this method of gas production - economic and environmental.
Dockwise Vanguard
In January 2012, a Concordia-class cruise ship struck rocks off the Italian island of Giglio, hit a hole and capsized and sank. More than 30 people died. Of the passenger ships, it was the largest ship in the world to have suffered such a disaster. When it was necessary to “pick up the garbage”, that is, to transport it away, one of the largest and most unusual ships in the world came to the rescue.
Dockwise Vanguard is the largest vessel in the world designed to carry extra bulky and heavy cargo. It belongs to the semi-submersible type. To accommodate cargo on a huge deck (the overall dimensions of the ship: length - 275 m, width - 79 m), special ballast tanks are filled with outboard water, and the ship sinks to the desired depth. The cargo is towed and held above the ship, which, as it floats, takes the weight on board. The cargo is rigidly fixed, and the ship follows the desired route at a speed of about 12 knots. The spectacle of a hard worker ship transporting huge oil platforms thousands of miles away will impress anyone. Therefore, the transportation of the Concordia to Genoa, where it was disposed of, is "seeds" for Dockwise Vanguard.
Container ship
The more containers can be loaded onto the deck and delivered across the seas and oceans as quickly as possible, the more profitable such transportation will be. Therefore, such ships occupy the first places among ships in terms of size and power of power plants.
For 2015, the championship is held by CSCL Globe, built in South Korea and owned by a carrier from China. Its length is 400 m, width - 58.6 m, carrying capacity is 184,605 tons.
For the sake of providing an amazing speed for such a colossus of 16 knots, the world's largest internal combustion engine with a capacity of 77,200 horsepower, as high as a five-story building, was manufactured for the ship. It is planned to manufacture several such container ships. And these will be the largest ships in the world, capable of transporting at one time such a number of containers in which you can hide the property of the inhabitants of a small town.
Valemax
Among the ships, which, due to their purpose, are supposed to impress with their size, there have always been dry cargo carriers and ore carriers - bulk carriers, that is, loaded in bulk. To fill the largest ships in the world carrying ore, 12,000 huge ones are needed - that's about 400 tons.
The 362-meter length and 65-meter width make Vale Brasil-type ore carriers a very noticeable object even in the Atlantic and Pacific expanses. Moreover, the Brazilian ore suppliers are faced with the task of increasing the profitability of their products when they are delivered by sea, and they have already ordered a whole fleet of bulk carriers of this series from the shipyards of Southeast Asia, and soon there will be no crowding in the Atlantic expanses ...
Oasis of the Seas
Today, the infamous Titanic can truly impress with its size only in a movie shot by a great director. It is five times smaller than the largest passenger ship in the world, Oasis of the Seas, built in Finland, operated by the US and flying the flag of
Not all ports can accept this vessel, some it cannot enter without causing or receiving serious damage. The length of the hull is 360 m, the maximum width is 61 m, the height from the water surface to the top of the pipe is like a 25-storey building. Oasis in the Ocean is the largest cruise ship in the world, designed to provide 6,400 passengers with an unforgettable experience. For this, everything is provided on the ship: the world's largest cruise casino, a water park, a theater in which shows go on without interruption, surf pools, a golf course, and sports grounds. For lovers and those who love solitude, a park with real trees and shrubs has been planted, where you can safely find a place to stay together or relax alone.
In order to adequately serve passengers and the largest ship in the world, the number of crew has been increased to 2165 people. It seems that everyone will find a case on such an ark.
Floating City Freedom Ship
Unlike all previous ships that are already plowing the expanses of the seas, the Freedom Ship is just an idea, although the company involved in this project has already announced that it is ready to start construction. The ship-floating city will be able to accommodate 50,000 permanent residents and about 30,000 guests. It is supposed to create an infrastructure similar to that necessary for a small town, with all the facilities for full-fledged work and recreation. Residential and working areas, schools, stadiums, swimming pools will be located on numerous decks. Park areas with real green spaces will make it comfortable for all residents to constantly stay outside the land.
When completed, it will definitely be the largest ship in the world. The photos, where you can see the alleged appearance of the future ark, amaze with the scope of the idea. At the upper level, it is planned to place an airfield capable of receiving serious airliners. To provide a floating city, a whole network of solar and wind power plants will be built.
The design length is 1370 m, the total number of levels is 25. There is no suitable harbor on the planet for such a boat, so the "Freedom" will be in constant circumnavigation.
Our blue planet
According to one version of the origin of life on Earth, all living things came out of the water. Considering how many people cannot imagine life without the sea, either in business or on vacation, it can be assumed that the top of the largest sea vessels will be constantly updated.
These huge monsters walk the seas and fly in the sky. They weigh hundreds of tons, cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and some of them are almost half a kilometer long.
Container ship Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller
The world's largest container ship Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller left on its maiden voyage on July 15, 2013.
Its length is 400 meters, width - 59 meters, capacity - 18,000 containers, carrying capacity - 165,000 tons.
The world's first floating factory
Royal Dutch Shell has begun building the world's first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant. The plant will be located at the Prelude field off the coast of Australia, and after its production will be able to move to another field. According to expert estimates, the cost of building the world's first floating LNG plant could be up to $5 billion 600,000 tons, almost half a kilometer (488 meters) long - this giant will displace six times more water than the largest aircraft carrier.
Dockwise Vanguard semi-submersible
Dockwise Vanguard is the largest and most innovative semi-submersible in history. It is 275 m long and 70 m (230 ft) wide. Carrying capacity reaches 110 thousand tons.
The vessel was designed by Dockwise for dry cargo transport and dry dock applications.
By the way, it will be used to remove the wreckage of Costa Concordia from the Italian island of Giglio.
Nimitz-class aircraft carriers
Nimitz-class aircraft carriers are a type of American aircraft carriers with a nuclear power plant. The Nimitz aircraft carriers, with a maximum displacement of up to 106,000 tons, are the largest warships in the world.
They are designed to operate as part of aircraft carrier strike groups and engage large surface targets, provide air defense for naval formations, and also for military air operations.
The lead ship of the series has a length of 333 meters, a displacement of 106,000 tons, as well as 2 nuclear reactors and a power of 260,000 hp.
longest passenger aircraft
The Boeing 747-8 is a double-deck passenger aircraft developed by Boeing. This airliner, announced in 2005, is a new generation of the famous Boeing 747 series with a stretched fuselage, redesigned wings and improved cost efficiency.
The 747-8 is the largest commercial aircraft built in the US and also the longest passenger aircraft in the world, exceeding the length of the Airbus A340-600 by almost a meter.
The cost of one aircraft is 250 million dollars, the length is 76.4 meters. The first commercial owner of the passenger version April 25, 2012 was the German Lufthansa.
The largest passenger aircraft in the world
The Airbus A380 is a two-deck, four-engine jet passenger aircraft created by Airbus S.A.S. - the largest serial airliner in the world (height - 24.08 meters, length - 72.75 meters, wingspan - 79.75 meters).
The maximum takeoff weight is 560 tons (the weight of the aircraft itself is 280 tons). Today, the A380 is also the largest passenger airliner in the world.
In its standard configuration, it accommodates 525 passengers, which is almost 100 more than the next largest competitor, the Boeing 747. The cost of one aircraft is $389.9 million.
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is an American strategic military transport aircraft. Currently, aircraft of this type are in service with the US Air Force and six other countries.
The maximum takeoff weight is 265 tons (the weight of the aircraft itself is 122 tons).
The cost of one aircraft is $316 million.
"Yamato" - the largest battleship in history
All information on the type of Yamato battleships was so classified that the opponents of Japan became aware of the true characteristics of these ships only after the war.
The battleship is 263 meters long, 39 meters wide, and has a displacement of 73,000 tons. The huge displacement allowed the designers to equip the Yamato-class battleships with the largest 460 mm caliber guns in modern history. They gave the ships exceptional firepower.
The giant is currently resting on the ocean floor off the southern island of Kyushu, Japan.
An-225 "Mriya"
An-225 is the heaviest cargo aircraft ever to take to the air. The only aircraft that surpasses the An-225 in terms of wingspan is the Hughes H-4 Hercules, which belongs to the class of flying boats and took to the air only once in 1947.
Empty weight - 250 tons, maximum takeoff weight - 640 tons. "Mriya" holds the record for the weight of transported cargo: commercial - 247 tons, commercial mono-cargo - 187.6 tons, and an absolute record for carrying capacity - 253.8 tons. In total, this aircraft is the owner of about 250 world records.
Currently, one copy is in flight condition and is operated by the Ukrainian company Antonov Airlines.
Supertanker Knock Nevis - the largest ship in the world
Its dimensions were: 458.45 meters long and 69 meters wide, which made it the largest ship in the world.
Built in 1976, in recent years it was used as a floating oil storage facility, then delivered to Alang (India), where it was scrapped in 2010. One of the giant's 36-ton anchors has been preserved and is now on display at the Maritime Museum in Hong Kong.
The largest cruise ship in the world
Allure of the Seas is the second Oasis-class cruise ship owned by Allure of the Seas Inc. It was built in 2010. Along with its twin ship, Oasis of the Seas is the largest passenger ship in the world as of November 2010: both cruise ships are about 360 m long (depending on temperature), with Allure of the Seas being 5 cm longer than its sister.
This is a real floating city. Crew - 2,100 people, number of passengers - 6,400.
Against the background of this giant, the famous Titanic will seem like a “baby”: the length of the Titanic is 269 meters versus 360 meters for the Allure of the Seas. The Titanic had a displacement of 52 tons, while Allure of the Seas had 225 tons.
People are very curious by nature, they want to know what innovations and miracles an ordinary person has created in some of the areas of life. The tallest ship in the world is a mesmerizing sight, it is rightfully considered the charm of the seas. What is it, and how does it fascinate vacationers?
Description of the tallest ship
Allure of the Seas considered the tallest ship on Earth, its height is 72 meters (measured from the keel to the top of the pipe). Other dimensions, in addition to height:
- 362 meters - length;
- 66 meters - width;
- 255 thousand tons - displacement.
The ship was built in 2010 in the country of Finland. The company owner is located in South Korea. It was the largest liner in all respects until the Harmony of the Seas ship of the same type appeared. But the height of Harmony of the Seas is lower and equal to 70 meters. Therefore, the highest liner remains "Allure of the Seas" ("Charm of the Seas").
From 2010 to the present day, the ship has been in operation. The crew is 2100 people. The number of passengers on the liner varies from 5400 to 6400. The average price of Oasis class liners is 500-800 million dollars.
The history of the ship
In March 2007, an American shipping company signed a contract for the construction of the 2nd Oasis class liner with a Finnish shipbuilding company. A lot of things have changed compared to the previous ship of this class:
- boats and life jackets were moved aft;
- several times more cutters were supplied in order to prevent damage to the vessel during a storm;
- improved cabins;
- built many entertainment centers, clubs, bars and other complexes.
The ship was christened in 2010. His 1st flight was completely free. The godmother of the ship was the amazing Fiona from the cartoon "Shrek". The ceremony was held in the theater on board the ship, where about three and a half thousand people gathered.
The ship boasts seventeen decks and 2.7 thousand cabins. This is a city in the middle of the ocean. The ship has everything you need for a perfect vacation at the highest level: from boutiques, cafeterias, theaters, multifunctional pools, and solariums, ending with VIP cabins with a total area of 50-150 square meters.
Numerous entertainment
To relax on a ship of this class is the dream of every second inhabitant of the planet. Visitors can soak up the shade under real exotic trees. On board, you can ride on a huge carousel, swim in the pool and jacuzzi, visit the water park with attractions, try your luck at the casino, have cool shopping in branded boutiques and shopping centers, put on the best things and spend the evening in expensive restaurants or minibars.
For those who want to actively relax, other entertainment will be offered:
- ice rink;
- places for playing basketball and volleyball;
- amusing golf course;
- places for bowling;
- surfing in specialized pools;
- impressive climbing walls;
- fitness centers and spas.
Only on the "Charm of the Seas" there is a huge water amphitheater with beautiful fountains, towers and high springboards for jumping into the water. One of the many attractions was the indoor theater.
A modern club for connoisseurs of jazz music and humor is also on board. It is unrealistic to get used to the fun on the ship, because there is a lot of it: ice shows, circus, thematic performances, theatrical performances.
Passengers will be able to enjoy: Studio B (it hosts cooking shows), an ice rink, nightclubs with groovy club music, beauty salons, modern tattoo parlors, photos taken by a professional photographer, a central park, kids clubs, souvenir shops, an area for babies and teenagers, the chapel.
Restaurants and cafeterias
It is impossible to be completely indifferent to the multifaceted menu of the liner. Japanese, traditional cuisine, pizzerias, Italian gourmet dishes - an incomplete list of what will make breakfast, lunch and dinner not boring and very appetizing.
The cost of some restaurants and cafes on the Charm of the Seas is included in the price of the cruise. Main Dining Room - the main restaurant complex, located on three floors. Windjammer Cafe - a chic buffet. For vegetarians and lovers of light breakfast and lunch, there is the Solarium Bar cafe.
For an additional fee, you can visit alternative restaurants that serve exceptional gourmet cuisine with a glass of fine wine.
Fine dining restaurants on board
150 Central Park is a place where you can try six to eight dishes accompanied by wine.
Italian gourmet dishes can be tasted at Giovanni's Table.
Chops Grille is a restaurant serving the most delicious steaks.
You can enjoy the most delicate sushi and traditional Japanese cuisine at Izumi.
You can have a tasty and interesting snack in the lift bar called Rising Tide Bar. This is a bar-elevator that rides between three decks to incendiary music.
On the liner, each passenger will be able to find something for themselves. People with any income can spend time here and feel like in paradise.
For children and teenagers
The ship has playgrounds for young people and kindergartens for kids. Specialized attractions are located in all corners of the ship for children of all ages.
Teenagers can spend private time:
- on a special area for gymnastic tricks and other entertainment;
- visit the theater "Ocean of Adventures";
- learn a lot of new things in the "Laboratory of Sciences";
- in the lessons of creating marvelous jewelry, albums and other hand-made crafts.
Many people like to travel as a family and small children are not a hindrance. There are several programs on the ship that will make your vacation enjoyable and unforgettable. Qualified educators and counselors will deal with the kids. Children are divided into 7 groups:
>6-18 month olds will attend a group called Aquababies. Thanks to this program, the child will form different skills and abilities, will be able to quickly adapt to the new environment.
Children aged 18-36 months will be sent to the Aquababy group. The program will help the child explore the outside world through educational games and techniques.
Girls and boys from 3 to 5 years old need to study in the Aquanauts group. The program is designed for music lessons, children's role-playing games, masquerades and carnivals.
From 6 to 8 years old, young inventors will attend the Explorers group. The program is aimed at developing talents, holding various competitions and tournaments.
9-11 year old children will become Navigators. They are waiting for evening film screenings, karaoke, a fabulous ball with sweets, ice cream and pizza.
Children from 12 to 14 years old will fall into the Navigators group. This is a program where most of the time children play in the pool and living room under the supervision of responsible leaders.
Teenagers from 15 to 17 years old will join the Teenagers group. Boys and girls will have lunch with their peers, play interactive games, arrange themed evenings, rock out at the disco. Moreover, parents cannot go to dances, and teenagers can step back a little from parental care.
Incidents on the liner
Many tourists and passengers are interested in whether there were any unpleasant incidents that you need to know about in advance before purchasing a ticket for a cruise. There was only one incident: in 2012, a small fire started in the engine room, it was immediately eliminated. The ship's automated fire-fighting system dealt with the flames. No one was injured due to the fire, and the ship went on along the designated route.
Anyone who decides to visit the "Charm of the Seas" deck will never forget such beauty and variety of shops, restaurants, places for recreation. The ship is like a separate republic surrounded by seas and oceans, there are no problems and worries. It is peace and reunion with oneself.
The dry cargo ship called "Berge Stahl" is the largest in the world in the class of such sea vessels.
The owner is one of the largest Norwegian companies in the world " Bergesen D.Y. Shipping AS". It was founded in 1935. Her fleet has about 95 and sizes:, and other ships. The company employs about 3,500 people worldwide. Bulk carrier was built in 1986 at the largest shipyard in the world " Hyundai Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries” and is intended for the transportation of iron ore. The first owner of the vessel was a ship-owning company from Liberia, then for $115,000,000 bulk carrier bought by a Norwegian corporation.
Name bulk carrier translates as " steel mountain". Vessel length Berge Stahl» is equal to the length of three and a half rugby fields and is equipped with ten separate cargo compartments in which the ore is placed. load capacity bulk carrier equal to 365,000 tons. The Eiffel Tower can easily fit on board, but the ship's cargo is iron ore. No one in the world can carry so much at one time. For one flight bulk carrier « Berge Stahl» will deliver enough ore to forge a bridge « golden gate" ("Golden Gate"). Cargo holds are so large that they use elevators or climbers to clean and paint them during periodic maintenance.
Golden Gate Bridge
Power point bulk carrier develops enough power to propel such a large vessel, and she herself measures nine by nine meters. The propeller diameter is 9.5 meters and the rudder height is 9 meters.
dry cargo ship "Berge Stahl" photo
giant bulk carrier
dangerous draft of the Berge Stahl bulk carrier requires careful planning of each route
on board the cargo ship Berge Stahl
in the port, the dry cargo ship "Berge Stahl" always needs the help of tugboats
bulk carrier "Berge Stahl" in the terminal
cargo ship "Berge Stahl" on loading
bulk carrier Berge Stahl unloading
Since ancient times, the ability to swim like a fish has been no less desirable for a person than the ability to fly like a bird. What the body given by nature cannot do, the machines we have built have helped to accomplish. From the fragile boats of antiquity, mankind has grown to the creation of huge cities on the water. The largest of them, even a modern person accustomed to the achievements of progress, amaze with a combination of power and beauty.
The largest ships in the world: selection criteria
To name the most-most huge ship, there are at least two criteria: dimensions (length and width) and displacement (in fact, this is the volume of the underwater part of the ship).
In addition, to determine the winner in individual categories, his ability to perform his main task is of decisive importance. For a passenger ship, this is the number of passengers that it can take on board and the number of cabins, for a bulk carrier or tanker, the weight of the cargo carried, for a container ship, the number of containers.
Sailboats and steamships
Before moving on to modern record holders, let's remember their predecessors, those who plowed the seas driven by the power of wind and steam.
The largest sailing ship ever to float off the stocks is the French barque France II. The ship had a displacement of almost 11 tons and a length of 146 meters. For only ten years - from 1912 to 1922 - they carried out regular cargo transportation, until the sailboat that ran aground off the coast of New Caledonia was abandoned by the owners. The ship was finally destroyed in 1944 during a bombardment.
The greatest steamship in history is the Great Eastern launched in 1857. Its length is 211 meters, and its displacement is 22.5 thousand tons. The ship was propelled by two wheels and one propeller, but could also sail. The main purpose of the vessel is passenger transportation; Great Eastern could take up to 4000 people on board. Unfortunately, the age of coal and steam was not kind to such large-scale projects - the operation of Great Eastern turned out to be unprofitable and was discontinued for economic reasons.
Absolute record holder
For many years, the tanker Knock Nevis was the winner in the nomination "The largest ships in the world". Erected in 1976 in Japan, it changed its name many times and underwent a major restructuring. The champion acquired the final dimensions in 1981 (under the name Seawise Giant): 458.5 meters long, 68 wide with a displacement of 565 thousand tons.
A huge tanker is a piece of equipment that is not so easy to find a use for. Due to its size, the ship had a low speed, a huge (more than 10 kilometers!) braking distance, could not pass through strategic navigable straits and could only moor in a few ports around the world.
You can see a photo of the largest ship on any site dedicated to the history of shipbuilding, but this giant has recently belonged to the past, just like sailboats and steamships. In 2010, the ship, which had not been used for six years, was cut into scrap metal.
Workaholic Giants
Like the Seawise Giant, the other largest ships are also cargo ships: tankers, bulk carriers, container ships.
The longest ship currently in use (397 meters) is the container ship Emma Maersk. According to various sources, it is possible to lift from 11 to 14 thousand standard containers without its board. Since the designers were tasked with ensuring the passage of Emma Maersk through the Suez and Panama canals, the width and draft of the ship were set quite moderate. Therefore, the displacement of such a giant is "only" 157 thousand tons.
And the largest ships in the world in terms of displacement are four Hellespont supertankers. Although the length of each of them is 17 meters less than that of the leader among container ships, but the displacement is one and a half times greater - 234 thousand tons.
The ore carriers of the Brazilian company Vale are not too inferior to them. The largest of them - Vale Sohar - has a displacement of about 200 thousand tons and a length of 360 meters. The maximum load that this giant is able to carry is 400 thousand tons.
Cruise beauties
Although passenger ships are not as large as cargo ships, they make an indelible impression. A cruise liner is not a means of transportation, but a luxury vacation spot. The large size of the ship here serves not so much to accommodate as many passengers as possible on board, but to create all conceivable comfort that would satisfy the most demanding public.
The largest passenger ships are many times larger than the Titanic that once seemed incredible. A pair of twin liners Allure of the Seas and Oasis in the Seas are unmatched in size. 362 meters in length and 225 thousand tons of displacement - figures comparable to the largest cargo ships. Each of the liners can comfortably accommodate 6,400 passengers. In addition, 2,100 personnel are serving on board (this is against several dozen sailors serving tankers and bulk carriers).
Allure of the Seas or Oasis in the Seas offers shops, casinos, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, a fitness center, volleyball and basketball courts, a sauna and swimming pools. There is even a park with real trees and grass.
Sea storm
You can not ignore the largest warships. These are now aircraft carriers. And this is understandable: no matter how the aircraft engineers work to reduce the take-off run of aircraft, the “winged sailors” still need a rather big track for the start.
In the period before World War II, the most powerful maritime powers built especially large warships - battleships. The largest of them is the flagship of the Japanese fleet "Yamato". 263 meters long, 40 wide, with a crew of 2,500 sailors, the battleship seemed simply invulnerable. However, the ship, launched in 1940, was sunk shortly before the surrender of Japan.
The development of anti-submarine weapons made such ships too convenient a target. The ships laid down in those years were still in service (for example, the American battleships of the Iowa project), but the main stake in the post-war period was placed on aircraft carriers.
The largest naval ship of all time was the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. It is 342 meters long and 78 meters wide. The ship carried up to 90 aircraft (airplanes and helicopters), which served 1800 people. The total crew is 3,000 sailors. After serving for more than half a century, in 2012 the Enterprise was withdrawn from service with the United States Navy. Now its place has been taken by Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, slightly inferior in size to their predecessor - the length of the largest modern aircraft-carrying ships is 333 meters.
The largest ships in Russia
Although Russian-made ships do not occupy the top positions in the ratings of the largest ships in the world, some models are unrivaled in their categories.
Thus, the flagship of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation, the nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky, is the world's largest non-aircraft-carrying combat strike ship. Cruiser dimensions: 251 meters - length, 28 meters - width, displacement - 28 thousand tons. Main task: counteracting enemy aircraft carrier formations.
There is another record holder in the service of the Russian Navy - the Akula submarine (Project 941). The length of the boat is 173 meters, the underwater displacement is 48 thousand tons, the crew is 160 people. The submarine is equipped with a nuclear reactor and diesel power plants. The main weapons are intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.
Of the civilian ships, it is necessary to mention the largest nuclear-powered icebreaker "50 Years of Victory", which left the stocks in 1993. Perhaps, knowing what the largest ships in the world are, its 160 meters in length will seem frivolous, but still this ship has no equal in its class.
Giant in the shipyard
In addition to the actual ships, modern shipbuilders are busy developing other marine giants - floating platforms. Strikingly large structures can be used for various purposes, from mining to launching spacecraft.
Right now, the shipyards of the South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries are completing the Prelude floating platform, which the customer, Royal Dutch Shell, plans to use for the extraction, liquefaction and transportation of natural gas. In 2013, the Prelude hull was launched. Its dimensions are more impressive than the largest ships in the world can boast. A photo of the unfinished giant has become available to everyone interested.
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.
