The largest tankers in the world top 10. Incidents on the liner. The history of the ship
Names of winners
Knock Nevis- the largest cargo ship in existence in the world. With a length of 466 and a width of 70 meters, its total cargo capacity is about 565 thousand tons (4.1 million barrels of oil). Of the current cargo ships, the largest is Emma Maersk.
Norwegian super tanker Knock Nevis was built in 1979 and bore the following names: Seawise Giant, Happy Giant, Jahre Viking. Its draft in the water with a full load is 24.5 m, which does not allow the vessel to pass through the English Channel, Suez or Panama Canal.
A bit of history
This ship was built in the 20th century by the company SUMITOMO OPPAMA SHIPYARD (Japan). Despite the fact that this vessel was laid down in 1979, its dimensions are still unsurpassed.
Knock Nevis is also the ship with the most large displacement in the history of mankind. Its crew consists of 40 people, speed - no more than 13 knots. The stopping distance of big ship in the world is more than 10 km.
Seawise Giant began to build on the order of the Greek tycoon, but he went bankrupt as a result of the oil embargo of the 70s. After that, the ship was purchased by the Hong Kong magnate Tung, who financed its completion. However, at Tung's insistence, the ship's deadweight was increased from 480,000 to 564,763 tons, making the Seawise Giant the world's largest ship.
Destiny - to carry oil
The tanker entered service in 1981, and at first transported oil from the fields Gulf of Mexico. Then he was transferred to transport oil from Iran. It was in the Persian Gulf that he was sunk. In 1986, during the Iran-Iraq war, in the Strait of Hormuz, the tanker was attacked and sunk by Iraqi Air Force aircraft with missiles. It sank in shallow water near Kharg Island, due to which in August 1988 it was raised and taken for repairs at the Keppel Shipyard in Singapore by its new owner, Norman International. Most likely, the company bought, raised and repaired the tanker mainly for the sake of prestige. The refurbished Seawise Giant was renamed the Happy Giant.
By 1999, he again changed the owner and name - he was bought by the Norwegian Jahare Wallem and renamed Jahre Viking.
How to dispose of bulk?
In March 2004, the giant got a new owner, First Olsen Tankers.
Times have already changed, and given the age of the tanker, it was decided to convert it into a floating complex for storage and loading at the shipyards of Dubai. After the alteration, he received the name Knock Nevis, and was then delivered to the Al Shaheen field in the waters of Qatar.
In December 2009, the ship was sold for scrapping to India, and set off on her last journey under the name Mont. His last photographs date back to January 2010, when the ship was laid up near the city of Alang (India) ready for disposal. Dismantlement of the largest ship in the world will last at least a year.
Giant monument to love
Of those operating for their intended purpose, the largest cargo ship is the ship Emma Maersk built in 2006.
This one is enough new ship, perhaps the world's largest monument to love. The giant container ship, capable of captivating even people far from technology with its appearance, was named by the shipowner magnate who built it in honor of his deceased wife.
The giant container ship is also equipped with the world's largest internal combustion engine. And the capacity of this vessel, estimated according to the standard scheme, is 13.5-14.5 thousand TEU (these units are equivalent to 20-foot containers).
A.P. owner Moller-Maersk Group, 93-year-old Arnold Maersk Mackini Möller ( Arnold Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller), immortalized his wife Emma, who died in December 2005, in a supership. With Emma, Arnold lived in love and harmony for 65 years.
Only numbers
Now Emma is a beautiful gray-blue ship, the parameters of which are truly amazing. The length of the ship is 397 meters, width - 56 meters, draft - 15.5 meters. Gross tonnage - 171 thousand tons (gross).
Dry cargo ship named " Berge Stahl” is the largest in the world in the class of such ships.
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
The key criterion for the distribution of places was the maximum length of the ship, however, in some cases, the choice also depended on the size of the deadweight - maximum weight, which the ship can carry in order not to sink below the dangerous line (deadweight includes not only cargo, but also fuel, 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 biggest passenger liners in the world, the transatlantic cruise ship Queen Mary 2 is capable of transporting up to 2620 passengers across the ocean with all the accompanying 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 aircraft 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
Class cruise ships Oasis has 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. The maximum number of passengers that this liner can carry is 6296 people, and the crew is 2384. To list all the entertainment offered on board, you need to write separate article is a real floating city: from ice rink, golf courses 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 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 Marshall Islands) and TI Asia, TI Europe (under the flag of Belgium). In 2010, "Asia" and "Afrika" suffered the fate of being transformed into floating oil storage and offloading (FSO) platforms, and now they serve one of the offshore 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 strait of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal. This ship is accompanied by a rather bad reputation: a major fire occurred during its construction, 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, he was the most long 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.
Length comparison of Seawise Giant (Knock Nevis) with tallest buildings peace
Jahre Viking is one of former titles ship 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
Which of the ships is the largest in the world today? The first thing that comes to mind is the name Titanic. Undoubtedly, the Titanic is one of the most famous ships in the world. And on his first voyage, a terrible tragedy befell him. But there are many other giant ships built in the world that most people are not aware of. We have selected for you the 10 most big ships that have ever been built. Some of them have already been decommissioned and dismantled, but others are still in operation. The largest ships in the world are listed according to their overall length, gross tonnage and their gross tonnage. The list also includes the giants of the present, both specific ships and entire classes of ships, but with them also record ships of the past, which were decommissioned.
10.TI Class Super Tanker
Perhaps the most remarkable ship that has ever been created by man to transport huge volumes of crude oil is the T.I. class tankers. "Oceania". This class of floating giants includes four of the largest double-deck supertankers in the world. In addition, today it is also the most giant ships in the world. Of course, the Maersk Triple E container ships are longer than them, but the T.I. still the largest in terms of carrying capacity and gross tonnage. Deadweight T.I. Oceania with a speed of about 18 knots is more than 400 thousand tons. T.I. Oceania - excellent high-tech ships that are not afraid of any obstacles that arise during a long voyage. T.I. length Oceania 380 meters.
9. Berge Emperor
Among the largest oil tankers in the history of shipbuilding was Berg Emperor, the largest oil tanker built in 1975 by Mitsui in Japan. It was launched on August 30, 1975. At the same time, the ship weighed 221 thousand tons and was almost 382 meters long. Initially, it belonged to Bergeson & Co., but in 1985 it was assigned to Maastov B.V. and re-named "Emperor". The ship was scrapped on March 30, 1986 in Kaohsiung.
8. CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt
CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt is an Explorer-class container ship named after physicist Alexander Humboldt and was designed for CMA CGM. Prior to the release of the first Maersk Triple E ships, it was the largest container transport in the world. The length of this large ship is 396 meters. The deadweight of CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt is almost 188 thousand tons.
7. Emma Maersk
The second largest ship in the world currently underway is the Emma Maersk. It was the first E-class container ship out of 8 of its kind owned by A.P. Meller-Maersk Group, in 2006, when she set out on her maiden voyage, Emma Maersk was the largest ship ever built. She, along with 7 ships of the same series, was one of the longest container ships ever built in 2010. This container ship transports various goods from country to country. The container ship Emma Maersk is capable of carrying up to 14,770 twenty-pound equivalent units (TEU) of goods. The length of this huge vessel is more than 397 meters.
6. Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller
The main ship of the Maersk Triple E class should be considered the container ship Maersk McKinney Meller. In 2013 he had largest capacity in twenty-pound equivalent units (TEU) and length among all freighters built up to that point. It was designed by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for Maersk in Korea and entered service in July 2013. Along with ships of the same class, Maersk McKinney Meller is the largest and most cost-effective container ship in 2013, with an overall length of 399 meters and a gross tonnage of 18 thousand twenty-pound equivalents. Its maximum speed is 23 knots.
5. Esso Atlantic
Esso Atlantic is one of the most famous names in the history of large ships in the world. With its length of 406.57 meters, this huge ship had a deadweight of 516.891 tons. For 35 years, Esso Atlantic has served the world faithfully. Needless to say, it was the best oil tanker of the time. Esso Atlantic was dismantled in 2002.
4. Batillus
Batillus was a supertanker built in 1976 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire for the French branch of Shell Oil. It was the first ship from the supertanker class of the same name. Batillus, along with sister ships Bellamia, Pierre Gillamate and Prairial were the largest ships in the world before the Seaways Giant was built in 1976, despite the fact that all four ships of the Batillus class had a large gross tonnage. up to 17 knots and approximately 414 meters long, the Batillus was the fourth largest man-made ship. last voyage he left on December 28, 1985.
3. Pierre Guillaumat
It was the third largest ship in history. Named after the politician and oilman Elf of Aquitaine, the supertanker Pierre Gillaumat was built in 1977 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique for the Compagnié National de Gavigation. Due to high losses and a decrease in oil demand, the service of this vessel lasted only 6 years before dismantling The Pierre Gillaumat was limited in its use due to its sheer size, the vessel could not even cross the Panama or Suez Canals, due to its heavy draft, this vessel could enter only a small part of the world's ports, so it had to be moored on offshore drilling rigs and offshore terminals, and only after unloading at Europort.The Pierre Gillaumat had a gross tonnage of 555 thousand tons at a speed of 16 knots.It was approximately 414 meters long.
2. Seawise Giant
Formerly known as Oppama, Knock Newis, Yare Viking, Happy Giant and Seaways Giant, was an ULCC supertanker. Mon became the largest and biggest ship in terms of her deadweight after her expansion. Seawise Jayant was sometimes called the queen of the rivers and oceans. It was designed in 1979 by Sumimoto Heavy Industries. During the war between Iran and Iraq, it was damaged by bombing. Having sunk, it was considered completely lost. However, its wreckage was salvaged and the ship was restored. After repairs, he again went to sea, under the name of Happy Giant. The ship was sold to Indian shipbreakers and renamed Mon for her final voyage in December 2009 after being moored off the coast of India for dismantling. Along with the title largest ship in the world at the time, Mon also holds the distinction of being the largest oil tanker in the world ever built.
1. Prelude FLNG
The Prelude is the largest ship in the world ever designed to date. With a body longer than the height of the Empire State Building, it was built in South Korea in December 2013. With a hull size of 490 meters long and 75 meters wide, the ship belongs to Prelude Shell - floating factory liquefied natural gas (FLNG), and is the largest water transport ever created by man. More than 260 thousand tons of steel were used in its construction. In the process of its work, it will weigh more than 600 thousand tons, which is more than five times heavier than the weight of the largest aircraft carrier.
Tanker Knock Nevis Length - 458 m.
First on the list, and the largest ship in the world is - supertanker Knock Nevis. The length of this ship is 458 m, and the width is 68.86 m. The maximum speed is 13 knots. The crew of the ship - 40 people. They built the largest ship in Japan, but it was far from immediately shocking with its dimensions. Big sizes he received thanks to the new owner, who ordered its increase. After the reconstruction, he weighed more than 825 thousand 614 tons, and only then he was awarded the title of the largest ship that has ever sailed on water.
Container ship Emma Maersk Length - 396.8 m.
In second place was container ship Emma Marsk, which is 396.8 meters long and just over 63 meters wide. The carrying capacity of the ship is more than 123 thousand tons. Emma Marsk can carry more than 11,000 containers, and for other data more than 13,000. The owner of this giant was Arnold McKinney, who named it after his wife Emma. Due to the size of this vessel, the Panama Canal remained closed to it.
Cruise ship Oasis of the seas Length - 360 m.
The third place goes to the cruise ship Oasis of the seas. It surpasses in its size and technological innovations all existing cruise ships. The cost of the giant liner at the moment is over a billion dollars. Oasis of the seas weighs 220,000 tons, accommodates 6360 passengers, and almost 3 thousand people from all over the world are provided with comfort and all amenities.
Liner Queen Mary 2 Length - 345 m.
In fourth place was the no less overall liner Queen Mary 2. Its length is 345 m, but this ship is considered one of the most powerful and most fast ships world - only Queen Mary 2 has a speed of 30 knots. It is 76 meters longer than the Titanic, and it was named after the British Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Mary 2 is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the first liner to make trip around the world in just 81 days.
Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Length - 342.3 m.
Fifth place is occupied by the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65). Its length is 342.3 m, which is the largest among all warships. It went down in history as the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. power plant. They planned to create a whole line of such ships, but the first ship turned out to be too expensive - 451 million dollars, due to which they decided to suspend its construction.
Length - 340 m.
The Disney Dream cruise ship took an honorable sixth place. Its length is 340 m and its width is 38 m. allows you to comfortably accommodate 4 thousand passengers. The displacement of the ship is 128 thousand tons. On board there are many playgrounds, swimming pools and water slides. Such a ship cost its owners 900 million dollars. Its maintenance staff numbers more than 1500 people. Every detail on the ship tells about its owner - "Disnay". This ship can be called a fairy tale for children.
Length - 339 m
In seventh place was Freedom of the Seas with a length of 339 m. It differs from all other cruise ships in spacious halls and huge rooms that can safely accommodate hundreds of passengers. On board the ship there is even an ice rink, swimming pools, solariums and climbing walls. Mountain peaks. The peculiarity of Freedom of the Seas is that it has huge flat screens, which are not available in all cinemas. The presence of Wi-Fi makes it more modern among all other record-breaking ships.
Length - 338 m.
Eighth place is occupied by Splendida with a length of 338 m. This ship has been called the "Titanic of the 21st century" more than once - huge, modern and at the same time elegant, it has become the dream of any traveler. No one will get bored on the ship - a variety of exotic procedures, swimming pools, saunas, massages will make your vacation truly heavenly pleasure. Splendida is considered to be the largest ship ever launched by European countries.
Length - 329 m.
In ninth place was the Norwegian Epic, whose length is 329 m. It is the largest and most expensive ship launched by Norwegian Cruise Line. This ship can accommodate more than 4,200 people. The displacement of the ship is about 135 thousand tons. The peculiarity of the vessel is single cabins and freedom of action for tourists.
Length - 315 m.
Closes the list of the largest ships - Celebrity Eclipse. The ship is 315 meters long and is the third ship launched by Celebrity Cruises Ltd. Max speed which can be developed german ship- 24 knots. Built in 2010, it can accommodate more than 2,850 passengers, providing excellent service and an unforgettable experience.
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