The longest tanker in the world. The largest ship in the world

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 set out on its maiden voyage on July 15, 2013.

Its length is 400 meters, width - 59 meters, capacity - 18,000 containers, carrying capacity - 165 thousand tons.

The world's first floating plant

Company 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 it 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 in length (488 meters) - this giant will displace six times more water than the largest aircraft carrier.

Semi-submersible vessel Dockwise Vanguard

Dockwise Vanguard is the largest and most innovative semi-submersible vessel in history. It is 275 m long and 70 m (230 ft) wide. Loading capacity reaches 110 thousand tons.

The vessel was developed by Dockwise for the transport of dry cargo and for use as a dry dock.

By the way, it will be used to remove the wreckage of the Costa Concordia from Italian island Giglio.

Nimitz-class aircraft carriers

Nimitz class aircraft carriers - type American aircraft carriers with a nuclear power plant. The Nimitz aircraft carriers, with a maximum displacement of up to 106 thousand tons, are the largest warships in the world.

They are designed to operate as part of carrier strike groups and engage large surface targets, provide air defense for naval formations, and also for conducting 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

Boeing 747-8 is a double-deck passenger aircraft developed by Boeing. Announced in 2005, the airliner is a new generation of the famous Boeing 747 series with a stretched fuselage, redesigned wing and improved cost efficiency.

The 747-8 is the largest commercial aircraft built in the United States, as well as 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, length is 76.4 meters. The first commercial owner of the passenger version was the German Lufthansa on April 25, 2012.

The largest passenger aircraft in the world

The Airbus A380 is a double-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 take-off weight is 560 tons (the weight of the aircraft itself is 280 tons). The A380 is also the largest to date passenger airliner in the world.

In standard configuration, it seats 525 passengers, which is almost 100 people 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 take-off 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 Yamato type of battleship was so classified that the true characteristics of these ships became known to Japan's enemies only after the war.

The length of the battleship is 263 meters, width is 39 meters, displacement is 73 thousand tons. The huge displacement allowed the designers to equip the Yamato-class battleships with the largest modern history guns of 460 mm caliber. They gave the ships exceptional firepower.
Currently, the giant rests on the ocean floor near south island Kyushu, Japan.

An-225 "Mriya"

The An-225 is the heaviest cargo-lifting aircraft ever taken into the air. The only aircraft superior to the An-225 in terms of wingspan is the Hughes H-4 Hercules, which belongs to the class of flying boats and flew only once in 1947

The empty weight of the aircraft is 250 tons, the maximum take-off weight is 640 tons. "Mriya" is a record holder for the weight of cargo transported: commercial - 247 tons, commercial monocargo - 187.6 tons, and an absolute record for carrying capacity - 253.8 tons. In total, this aircraft holds 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 last years used as a floating oil storage facility, then delivered to Alang (India), where it was disposed of in 2010. One of the giant's 36-ton anchors was preserved and is now on display 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 sister ship, Oasis of the Seas is the largest passenger ship in the world as of November 2010: the length of both cruise ships about 360 m (depending on temperature), and Allure of the Seas is 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 “baby”: the length of the Titanic is 269 meters versus 360 meters for the Allure of the Seas. The displacement of the Titanic was 52 tons, that of the Allure of the Seas was 225 tons.

In this collection you will learn about the ten largest cruise ships in the world.

1. Princess Diamond. The weight of this vessel is 116 thousand tons, and its length is 294 meters. This cruise ship can accommodate 2,670 people. The area of this liner is tens of times larger than the area Buckingham Palace. The ship has more than 700 high-class cabins with balconies.

2. Carnival Dream. This liner weighs 130 thousand tons, and its length is 306 meters. It can carry 3,646 passengers. This is a floating amusement park, which also has several cinemas on board.

3. Voyager of the seas. The weight of the vessel is 138 thousand tons, length - 311 meters. The liner has 3114 passenger seats. On board this ship you can find a television studio, an ice skating rink, a mini golf course and other entertainment.

4. Celebrity Eclipse. This cruise liner weighs 122 thousand tons, and its length is 315 meters, which is longer than the length of four Boeing 747s lined up in a row. The ship has 19 decks, plus a lawn deck for croquet and bocce.

5. Norwegian Epic. The ship weighs 156 thousand tons, and its length is 329 meters. A cruise ship accommodates 4100 passengers. On board there is 24-hour pizza delivery to your room.

6. Splendida. The weight of the liner is 137,936 tons, and the length is 338 meters. Its capacity is 3274 passengers. The volume of space of the liner, which is one and a half million square meters, is greater than the volume of space Eiffel Tower.

7. Freedom of the Seas. The liner weighs 160 thousand tons, length - 339 meters. The board can accommodate 3634 passengers. This vessel is like a floating water park, as it has all kinds of water activities on board: there are waterslides, many swimming pools, a jacuzzi, a wave emulator, a water park for children and an ice skating rink.

8. Disney Dream. The weight of this cruise ship is 130 thousand tons, and its length is 340 meters. Disney Dream seats 2,500 people and is almost an exact replica of Disneyland on water. On board there is a huge cinema and water park.

9. Queen Mary II. The weight of this cruise ship is 151,400 tons, its length is 345 meters. On board can accommodate 2640 passengers. The length of the vessel can be compared to 80 tourist buses, placed bumper to bumper.

10. Royal Caribbean. Oasis of the Seas. The length of this giant ship is 361 meters and its weight is almost 223 thousand tons. In conditions maximum comfort 5.4 thousand passengers can be accommodated here. Due to its size, this ship is not able to pass through the Panama Canal. The ship's board resembles an amusement park, where various shows are held every day.

Imagine yourself going on a free cruise big liner in the world. There is a whole metropolis of entertainment and services inside, and everything is free. Fantastic? Yes. But one day, when a parade of planets occurs, the company launches new ship, this fairy tale becomes reality. Tour operators, the media and everyone who will subsequently sell trips to this liner are invited to the first flight.

Harmony of the Seas is by far the largest cruise ship with a capacity of 8,200 people, of which 2,200 are crew. The height of the ship is comparable to the height of a 20-story building. The length is 362 meters, which exceeds the length of Red Square in Moscow. The construction of the liner cost Royal Caribbean more than 1,000,000,000 euros.

But the most impressive thing is not the measurements, but the filling of the liner - Helipad, swimming pools, water slides, casinos, theater, ice rink, a garden with 12 thousand different plants and much, much more. There is even a Bionic bar on board, where robots work as waiters. Let's see what it looks like inside...

General plans of the liner. This is a really huge thing, a giant Noah’s Ark with a displacement of 227,500 tons:

We left the port of Barcelona. Two fire ships saw us off: in honor of the first voyage, they staged a “salute” of water cannons:

The first place you go on a cruise is, of course, your cabin. I won’t give the footage, I’ll just mention that my cabin had a separate dressing room:

Common areas of the ship. On the right in the photo is a giant head sculpture that rotates in layers in different directions:

There are pedestrian streets on board. There is a complete feeling that it is not a ship that has gone out to sea, but a piece of the mainland. There are a lot of people. After a number of incidents on cruises, Royal Caribbean installed an advanced facial recognition system that can, if necessary, identify each passenger in a crowd:

Many sculptures and works of modern art:

Let's go up to the upper decks. There are two types of decks - indoor, comfortable in windy weather, and outdoor:

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There are 16 decks on board. 6 main pools and 10 giant Jacuzzis:

The upper deck is replete with public areas:

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Plenty of sun loungers. Pay attention to the slides behind the pool:

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On the other side of the golf course:

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Waves for surfing:

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Rope crossing at seven floors:

There is a huge aqua theater at the stern of the ship. There are two pipes leading down from the upper deck, through which you can go down with your clothes on. It feels very fast, very scary and very dark. You overcome almost 30 meters of height in 13 seconds, making two 360-degree turns along the way:

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To the right of the aquatheater is a pedestrian area called Central Park:

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Naturally, there is a gym, and it is gigantic. Lots of training equipment and equipment:

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There are 20 restaurants on board Harmony of the Seas. The main one occupies three floors, where daily dinners are held:

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And this is the same Bionic bar where robots work. The mechanical arms have 30 alcohol components in their arsenal. The range of cocktails they can make is endless. One cocktail takes 30 seconds. Looks fantastic:

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Another memorable restaurant is called “Wonderland” and is based on the famous work of Lewis Carroll:

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Hall decoration:

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Instead of a menu, they bring an empty picture that needs to be painted with water. After these manipulations, words appear. It might seem like a small thing, but it leaves a lasting impression:

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Molecular cuisine restaurant. The dish is called “Vegetable Garden”, and the “ground” is made from bread with the addition of cuttlefish ink:

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A dessert made from a ball that is poured over hot chocolate. After a minute, the ball melts, revealing the ice cream inside. Delicious:

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Every week, the liner's restaurants consume 4,500 kg of chicken and almost 7,000 kg of beef. Total on board 4900 seats in restaurants and bars. The assortment of desserts again confused me:

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Central Park has dozens of stores to suit every budget:

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You won't be bored in the evening. Rather, on the contrary, you will need to run from one view to another:

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At the theater there is a Broadway production of “Grease”. The film of the same name, based on this musical, made Travolta a star already in 1978:

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Ice show. Just pay attention to the quality of the costumes that were prepared for the performance.

You can move on water using 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 is definitely worth considering. What would the TOP 10 most look like? large ships in the world?

1. Knock Nevis, a tanker flying the Norwegian flag has changed its name several times. Changes also affected its structure. The order was made from Japanese shipyards in 1974. Five years passed, and in 1979 the giant ship was launched.

The Greek shipowner decided to increase the property, the rudder weight of which alone is equal to 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 transport 564,763 tons.

2. Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller is the first container ship in the Triple-E series. The customer was the Maersk Line corporation. The service life should not exceed half a century. The length of the structure is 59 m wide, 399 m high, 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 homeland” - Marseille. Container ship produced by the plant South Korea. The ship is named after Jules Verne. The crew consists of 26 people; as a rule, Croats and Filipinos are recruited. It has a displacement of 160,000 tons, a deadweight of 186,470 tons. It is 396 m long, 54 m wide, and the draft reaches 16 meters.

4. The container ship Emma Marsk belongs to 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, width is 63.1 meters. The vessel's displacement is 156,907 metric tons. Serviced 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 resembles the whole city. 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 a South Korean port. The customer was a French company. The huge carrier was manufactured using technologies that are least harmful to the environment, enhance the hydrodynamics of the product and reduce the consumption of the required amount of fuel. The design is produced to a very high standard.

7. The Oasis of the seas cruise ship is the first in the Oasis class cruise category. Consists of 17 decks, 2704 cabins. In 2009, the novelty was transferred to the shipping company. Construction cost $1.5 billion. The length of the vehicle is 361 meters, width is 66 meters.

8. Queen Mary 2 – ocean liner. When it began 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 service personnel and a crew of 1,253 people. There are 2620 passengers on board. There are 1310 cabins for them. Adopted for use on January 12, 2004 in France.

9. Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), USA. Supplemented with a nuclear power plant. Operation authorized in 1961. Construction cost 451 million dollars.

10. Norwegian Epic, class F3. Built in 2010 by STX Europe in France. Its task is to cruise the waters Mediterranean Sea. It is also expected that in winter it will sail among the islands of the Caribbean.

Since ancient times, large water has attracted man, arousing his interest and desire to conquer its vastness. So first the boats appeared, and then the ships. With each century, their size, power and capabilities have only increased and now the vessels are truly impressive with their dimensions. We combined into one top largest ships in the world, so that you can also see them and appreciate the scale from the photo.

10. Opens the largest list sailing ship in the world and it is “France II”, which, unfortunately, has not survived to this day. Created in 1911, it was 127 meters long and had a steel hull, which did not help it when it crashed. In 1922, France II sank in the waters of the Pacific Ocean.

9. Mærsk Mc-Kinney is a creation of Danish craftsmen, which is one of the largest container ships in existence. The length of Mc-Kinney is 400 meters, the width is almost 60. In 2013, it was officially launched, but after a while it returned to its native land for reconstruction. The reason for this was unsuitable port cranes that could not completely unload and load it. The Mc-Kinney is considered the most ill-conceived ship in history, because it hardly pays off.

8. Photo of the largest ship in the world for non-standard cargo Blue Marlin surprises with himself. Its length is 225 meters, and thanks to its design and carrying capacity, the deck can accommodate about 15 large bulk carriers.

7. The Norwegian docking ship Dockwise Vanguard differs from others in its unusual design and the ability to lower the loading platform below not only the deck itself, but also sea level. The Norwegian giant is capable of transporting over 110 thousand tons of cargo and is used to deliver oil rigs and other vessels.

6. The world's largest bulk carrier Berge Stahl could belong to the Norwegians or another leading world country, but the rights to it belong to the government of the tiny Isle of Man, which is located near Ireland. Its length is 341 meters and its tonnage is 176 thousand tons.

5. CSCL Globe is another container ship with impressive dimensions. Made in Hong Kong, it is 400 meters long but can reach speeds of up to 22 knots. The ship is served by exactly 31 people. Globe is also known for having one of the most powerful diesel engines on the planet.

4. Which one is the best? big ship in the world? For a long time it was considered an incredible giant created by the Norwegians. It was launched in 1976, and exactly ten years later an Iranian fighter pilot attacked it, causing the ship to become stranded. And when everyone wrote it off, the Norwegians rebuilt it and until 2010, the tanker continued to regularly fulfill all its goals, until it was disposed of in India.

3. The Danish container ship Emma Mærsk impresses with its capabilities. It can accommodate 154 tons of cargo and reach an incredible speed of 33 knots for such a giant. Managed by only 13 people.

2. The Panamanian giant was in second position MSC Oscar which holds a record in terms of transported cargo - it can take on board almost 200 thousand tons. Due to its size, it can only enter a few ports around the world.

1. Prelude FLNG, which is a floating gas processing plant, is beyond any competition. The dimensions of the largest ship in the world are impressive: length 459 meters, width – 75 meters, height – 105 meters. In order to service such a machine, and in addition to extract gas, there are exactly 240 crew members on board.