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What is the largest ship in the world? The first name that comes to mind is Titanic. Undoubtedly, the Titanic was once one of the most famous and largest ships in the world. However, there are many other giant ships that most of us have not even heard of. Below is a list of the ten largest ships in the world, listed based on their overall length, deadweight (gross weight) and tonnage. It is worth noting that some of them have already been decommissioned and disposed of.
TI-class supertanker
TI-class supertanker is a class of the largest double-hulled oil tankers, including four vessels "TI Africa", "TI Asia", "TI Europe" and "TI Oceania". All four were built by the world's second largest shipbuilding company Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea in 2002–2003 for the shipping company Hellespont. The length of the tankers is 380 meters, the width is 68 meters, maximum speed 17.5 knots (32 km / h), capacity - 3,166,353 barrels.
Berge Emperor is a supertanker built by the Mitsui Group in 1975 in Japan. It was launched on August 30, 1975. The ship belonged to the Norwegian shipping company Bergesen Dy & Co. but in 1985 it was sold to Maastow BV. On March 30, 1986, Berge Emperor was decommissioned and sent for scrap to Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The length of the tanker was 391.83 m, weight - 211.360 tons, gross carrying capacity - 423,700 DWT, maximum speed - 15.5 knots (28.7 km / h).
Eighth place in the ranking is occupied by the CMA CGM Alexander von Humboldt, a container ship named after the German scientist Alexander von Humboldt. Owned by the French company CMA CGM. Is one of largest container ships in the world. Its length is 396 m, maximum speed is 25.1 knots (46.5 km/h), capacity is 16,020 TEU.
On the seventh line is a container ship owned by the Danish company A.P. Moller Maersk Group - Emma Maersk. It was built in Denmark in 2006 and until November 2012 was the largest and longest container ship in the world. Its length is 397.71 meters, width is 56.55 meters, maximum speed is 27.5 knots (50.93 km/h), capacity is 14,770+ TEU.
Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller is a Triple-E class container ship owned by A.P. Moller-Maersk. It was built in South Korea and launched in February 2013 at the time the largest and most long container ship in the world. Its length is 399 meters, its width is 59 meters, its capacity is 18,270 TEU, and its maximum speed is 23 knots (43 km/h).
Esso Atlantic is a tanker built in Nassau, the capital of the Bahamas in 1977. Owned by Esso International Shipping Co Ltd. The length of the tanker is 406.57 m, the gross carrying capacity is 516.895 DWT, the maximum speed is 15.5 knots (28.71 km/h). After 35 years of operation, it was decommissioned and scrapped in 2002 in Pakistan.
Batillus is a supertanker built in 1976 in French city Saint Nazaire for Shell Oil. At the time of construction, it was one of the largest ships in the world, second only to the Seawise Giant in size. Its length is 414.22 m, width is 63.01 meters, gross load capacity is 553,662 DWT, maximum speed is 16 knots (30 km/h). On October 17, 1985, the company's management decided to sell the ship for scrap, for less than $8 million. Mine last flight Batillus was shipped from the Norwegian port of Vestnes to the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung, where it was scrapped on November 28, 1985.
Pierre Guillaumat is a supertanker built in 1977 at the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyard in the French city of Saint-Nazaire for Nationale de Navigation. Named in honor of the statesman, Minister of Defense of France (1959-1960) and the founder of Elf Aquitaine - Pierre Guillaume. Because of their giant size the use of Pierre Guillaumat was quite limited. It could not pass either the Panama or the Suez Canal, could not moor in most ports of the world, and due to unprofitability, the tanker was scrapped in 1983 after 6 years of operation. Its length was 414.23 m, width 63 m, full load capacity - 555,051 DWT, maximum speed 17 knots (31 km/h).
Mont
Mont (formerly Seawise Giant, Knock Nevis) is a supertanker built in the city of Yokosuka by the Japanese company Sumitomo Group during 1979–1981. Mont had the largest deadweight and was the most long ship ever built. Its length is 458.45 meters, width is 68.86 m, the total carrying capacity is 564,763 tons (4.1 million barrels), the maximum speed is 16 knots (30 km/h). IN last years operation was used as a floating oil storage. In January 2010, the tanker was transported to the Indian port of Alang, where it landed on the coastal shallows for further disposal.
The Prelude FLNG is the largest vessel on Earth built by the South Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries and developed by Royal Dutch Shell PLC for Shell Oil. The Prelude FLNG is a floating production structure for ocean floor, liquefaction, storage and processing of natural gas. It is 488 meters long, 74 meters wide, and has a displacement of 600,000 tons. More than 260,000 tons of steel will be required to build it. Estimated cost vessel for 2013 amounted to $ 10-12.6 billion.
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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 largest 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 the 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 big 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.
For a long time, the legendary Titanik with a length of 309 meters and a tragic fate was considered the largest ship on the planet. The modern largest ship surpassed the Titanic by more than 100 meters, making contemporaries gasp with delight.
The largest non-military ship on the planet
The largest ship in the world is undoubtedly the tanker Knock Nevis, owned by Norway. The history of this ship is truly unique, because it was built back in 1979, and at the same time it was first launched. Due to its huge size, the ship could not be called maneuverable, and by the mid-80s, its condition left much to be desired.
In 1986, during the 1986 Iran-Iraq war, the tanker was attacked and sunk. It was only restored in 1989, and a lot of money was spent on returning the tanker to its former gigantic size. From the beginning of her new life in 1989 until her scrapping in 2010, the ship changed its name several times, and even its dimensions varied slightly.
In 2010, it was decided to dispose of the ship, since the huge fuel costs did not pay off even the mass nature of the transported goods.
The width of the ship itself was 68.8 meters, and the maximum speed of this ship was 13 knots. The ship itself was designed for a crew of forty people, and the stopping distance of the tanker was more than twenty kilometers.
Other large ships
The Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller is rightfully considered the largest of those that are still in operation. The length of the ship designed to carry containers is 399 meters. The width of the vessel itself is 59 meters, and it is capable of speeds up to 23 knots.
Despite its incredible size, the ship has no negative effect on environment. Thanks to modern technologies, the owners of the ship managed to reduce the emission carbon dioxide into the atmosphere as a result of the operation of the vessel by 50%.
Another ship designed to carry containers is the CMA CGM Jules Verne. The ship belongs to France, moored in the port of Marseille. The ship got its name in honor of the famous writer Jules Verne. The size of the container ship is 396 meters and the width is 54 meters.
The ship left on its maiden voyage in 2013 from South Korea, and is now actively exploited in order to develop French industry. The ship itself has a crew of 26 people, and the maximum speed of the ship is 22.5 knots. French experts have calculated that the size of the vessel is 4 times the length of the standard football field. This vessel is considered not only one of the largest, but also the most modern, because innovations and the best modern technologies were used in the construction.
The largest ship designed for the transport of passengers and tourism - the liner Oasis of the Seas. The length of the liner itself is 361 meters and a width of 66 meters. This ship employs 2,100 people who serve the many visitors to the liner. Oasis of the Seas is known not only for its size, but also for the highest level of service.
So, for example, on the ship is the largest casino, ice rink, as well as a park with several thousand plants. Due to the excellent equipment of the ship, Oasis of the Seas is considered one of the best cruise ships in the world. This ship even has its own personal theater, which can accommodate 1380 spectators at the same time.
Man has always strived to set records not only in terms of the size of ships, but also in terms of the equipment of each ship. That is why in modern world there are several ships at once, whose dimensions are incredibly huge. Basically, these ships are used for industrial purposes, but the tourism sector is also developing in favor of increasing the size of cruise ships.
Humans have long sought to create something great by raising the bar over and over again and engaging in an ongoing display of superiority and power. Each new creation, structure or mechanism had to be stronger, faster, higher, wider, larger and more durable than the previous ones. The military industry is no exception. Since ancient times, the strength of the navy largely determined the winner of the battle and clearly demonstrated the alignment of forces. Civilizations constantly fought for fertile land and influence in strategically advantageous sea basins. As a result, thousands of magnificent and amazing ships have been built over the past centuries, designed to testify to the military power of their country. In this compilation, 25 of the largest warships ever launched are waiting for you.
25. America-class amphibious assault ships
America is a huge assault ship and one of the most large ships US Navy. So far, only one ship of this configuration exists, and that is USS America, built in 2014. The length of the vessel is 257 meters, and its displacement is about 45,000 tons!
24. Shokaku-class warship
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Both Shokaku-class aircraft carriers were built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the late 1930s. The construction of the ships was completed shortly before the outbreak of World War II in 1941, and these ships were at one time considered in fact "undoubtedly the best aircraft carriers in the world." The Shokaku-class vessel was 257.5 meters long. Both giants were sunk by the enemy in 1944.
23. Audacious-class ships
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The Audacious-class aircraft carriers were designed by military engineers for the British government in the 1930s and 1940s. They failed to show in practice during the fight against Nazi Germany, since the construction of these ships was completed after the end of World War II. The Audacious warships participated in exercises and strategic operations from 1951 to 1979. The length of such a vessel was 257.6 meters.
22. Taiho-class aircraft carrier
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Taiho was first launched in 1941, and it was an aircraft carrier of the Empire of Japan, built to participate in the battles of World War II. The total length of the ship was 260.6 meters, and its design assumed invulnerability even in the face of massive bombardment, torpedoing and other hull attacks. The aircraft carrier Taiho was supposed to be able to continue the battle in any conditions, but in 1944 she managed to sink everything. The ship sank after a direct hit by a torpedo fired by the American submarine USS Albacore during a fierce battle in the Philippine Sea.
21. Warship Akagi
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There were many glorious ships in the Japanese navy, and Akagi is another famous aircraft carrier of this Asian empire, which served it from 1927 to 1942. The ship distinguished itself first in the Second Sino-Japanese War of the 1930s, and then during World War II in the legendary attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. Last fight aircraft carrier became a battle at midway atoll(Midway) in June 1942. Akagi was seriously injured in the battle, and his captain decided to sink the ship himself, which was a common practice among the captains of the Japanese Navy in those years. The length of the ship was 261.2 meters.
20. Charles de Gaulle-class warship
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Let's go straight to the numbers - the length of the French flagship Charles de Gaulle is 261.5 meters, and its displacement is 42,500 tons. To date, this warship is considered the largest warship in all of Western Europe, still launched to participate in exercises and strategic operations. The flagship Charles de Gaulle was commissioned for the first time in 1994, and today this nuclear-powered vessel remains the leading aircraft carrier of the French Navy.
19. Ship INS Vikrant
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Here is the first aircraft carrier built in India. The length of this warship is 262 meters, and it is about 40,000 tons. Vikrant is still in the process of fitting out and is scheduled for completion in 2023. The name of the aircraft carrier from the Indian language is translated as "courageous" or "daring".
18. English warship HMS Hood
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And this is one of the oldest warships on our list of the largest naval ships in the world. HMS Hood was the last battlecruiser built for the British Royal Navy. Launched in August 1918, HMS Hood was 262.3 meters long and boasted a displacement of 46,680 tons. The impressive cruiser was sunk by the Germans during World War II in the Battle of Denmark Strait in 1941.
17. Graf Zeppelin-class warship
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The four Graf Zeppelin-class ships were to become Kriegsmarine ships (Kriegsmarine, the German navy of the Third Reich era), and their construction was planned as early as the 1930s. However, due to political disagreements between the German Navy and the Luftwaffe (Luftwaffe, the air force in the Reichswehr, Wehrmacht and Bundeswehr), due to disagreements among the highest ranks of the Kriegsmarine itself, and because Adolf Hitler lost interest in this project, none of these impressive aircraft carriers was never launched. As planned by the engineers, the length of such a ship was to be 262.5 meters.
16. Yamato-class warships 
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The Yamato-class ships were Imperial Japanese Navy warships built and launched during World War II. The maximum displacement of these giants was 72,000 tons, for which they are still considered one of the heaviest warships in the history of the navy of the whole world. The total length of the Yamato-class vessel was 263 meters, and although 5 of these warships were originally planned, only 3 were eventually completed.
15. Clemenceau-class vessel
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The Clemenceau-class aircraft carriers were a pair of warships that served with the French Navy from 1961 to 2000. In 2000, one of these aircraft carriers, Clemenceau, was disarmed and dismantled, and the second, Foch, was transferred to the Brazilian Navy. The aircraft carrier Foch remains in the port of Sao Paolo to this day. Its total length is 265 meters.
14 Essex Aircraft Carriers 
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Here is the foremost power of the US Navy during World War II, the Essex-class aircraft carrier. In the 20th century, this type of warship was the most common type of large warship. There were 24 of them in total, and 4 of these aircraft carriers are now open to the public as floating museums of the history of the American Navy. So if you happen to go to the states and want to get on board a real battle cruiser, the ships Yorktown, Intrepid, Hornet and Lexington will happily open the veil of military secrets of the mid-20th century for you.
13. Combat aircraft carrier Shinano
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Shinano was a huge aircraft carrier that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. The ship was 266.1 meters long and weighed 65,800 tons. However, the Japanese rushed to launch it, because at that time Shinano still needed design work. Probably for this reason, the giant aircraft carrier lasted only 10 days in the war and was sunk at the end of 1944.
12. Iowa-class warship
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Fast battleships of the Iowa class were built by order of the US Navy in 1939 and 1940 in the amount of 6 combat units. As a result, only 4 ships out of 6 were launched, but all of them took part in a number of important confrontations for America, including World War II, Korean and Vietnam War. The length of these artillery armored ships was 270 meters, and the displacement was 45,000 tons.
11. Lexington-class aircraft carrier
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In total, 2 such aircraft carriers were built, and both ships were designed by order of the US Navy in the 1920s. This class of ships performed very well and was seen in many battles. One of these warships was the aircraft carrier Lexington, which was sunk by the enemy during the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942. The second ship, the Saratoga, was blown up during an atomic bomb test in 1946.
10. Kiev-class warship
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Also known as Project 1143 or the aircraft carrier Krechet, the Kyiv-class ship was the first Soviet aircraft carrier to transport fixed-wing aircraft. To date, of the 4 ships built, one has been dismantled, 2 are out of order, and the last, Admiral Gorshkov, was sold to the Indian Navy, where it is still in service.
9. Queen Elizabeth class warship
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She is one of two Queen Elizabeth class ships and both are still in the process of fitting out for the Royal Navy. The first ship is HMS Queen Elizabeth, and all work on its construction will be completed in 2017, the second - HMS Prince of Wales, which is scheduled to be launched in 2020. The length of the hull of HMS aircraft carriers is 284 meters each, and the maximum displacement is 70,600 tons.
8. Ship type Admiral Kuznetsov
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The Admiral Kuznetsov-class aircraft carriers were the last warships of their kind built for the Soviet Navy. In total, 2 ships of this class are known, and this is the Admiral Kuznetsov board (launched in 1990, still in the ranks of the Russian Navy), as well as Liaoning (sold to China, construction was completed in 2012). The hull length of aircraft carriers of this class is 302 meters.
7. Midway class aircraft carrier
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The Midway-class aircraft-carrying cruiser project proved to be one of the most reliable and enduring design solutions in the history of the Navy. The first flagship of this type, launched in 1945, was the USS Midway, which served the US Army until 1992. The last task of the vessel was participation in the operation "in the desert" in 1991. Another ship of this class is the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt and was retired from service in 1977. A third aircraft carrier, USS Coral Sea, was placed on standby in 1990.
6. USS John F. Kennedy
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Secondly nicknamed Big John, the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is one of a kind, and last ship US Navy with non-nuclear power plant. The vessel reaches 320 meters in length, and once it was even capable of conducting combat operations against submarines.
5. Forrestal-class warship
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Here is one of 4 Forrestal-class aircraft carriers, designed and built specifically for the US Army in the 1950s. The ships Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger and Independence were the first supercarriers to combine significant displacement, elevators and a corner deck. Their length is 325 meters, and Weight Limit– 60,000 tons.
4. Combat ship Kitty Hawk
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The Kitty Hawk class was the next generation of US Navy supercarriers after the Forrestal class. 3 ships were built in this line (Kitty Hawk, Constellation, America), all of them were ready for launching in the 1960s, and today they have already been decommissioned. The hull length is 327 meters.
3. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
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The Nimitz ships are 10 nuclear-powered supercarriers belonging to the American Navy. With an overall length of 333 meters and a maximum displacement of over 100,000 tons, these vessels are considered the world's largest warships underway. They have taken part in many battles around the world, including Operation Eagle Claw in Iran, the Gulf War, and the recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
2. Warship Gerald R. Ford
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This type of ship is planned to replace some of the still operational Nimitz-class supercarriers. The hull of the new vessels will be very similar to the Nimitz cruisers, but in terms of technical equipment, the Gerald R. Ford class will be much more modern. In particular, such innovations as an electromagnetic catapult for launching aircraft and many other technological solutions are already planned to increase the efficiency of the ship and reduce the cost of its operation. The Gerald R. Ford aircraft carriers will be slightly longer than the Nimitz class, at 337 meters.
1. Combat vessel USS Enterprise
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Here is the leader of our list and the first supercarrier with a nuclear power plant. USS Enterprise is the longest (342 meters) and most famous warship in the world. It has served the US Army for 51 years and is therefore also considered one of the longest lasting US aircraft carriers. The USS Enterprise saw action in many battles including the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, and the Korean War. In addition, this cruiser took part in the filming of feature films. For example, some scenes from Star Trek and Top Gun (Star Trek) were filmed on the deck of the USS Enterprise, which is rightfully considered the largest American aircraft carrier and one of the 10 most dangerous warships on the planet.
Since ancient times big water attracted a person, aroused his interest and desire to conquer its expanses. So first boats appeared, and then ships. With each century, their size, power and capabilities only increased, and now the ships are really impressive with their dimensions. We united into one top most big ships peace so that you can also see them and estimate the scale from the photo.
10. Opens the list of the largest sailing ship in the world and it is "France II", which, unfortunately, has not survived to this day. Created in 1911, she was 127 meters long and had a steel hull, which did not help her in a crash. France II sank in 1922 Pacific Ocean.
9. Mærsk Mc-Kinney is one of the largest container ships in existence. The length of the Mc-Kinney is 400 meters, the width is almost 60. In 2013, he was officially launched, but after a while he returned to his native land for restructuring. The reason for this was the unsuitable port cranes, which could not completely unload and load it. Mc-Kinney is considered the most ill-conceived ship in history, because it almost does not pay off.
8. Photo of the largest ship in the world for non-standard cargo Blue Marlin surprises with itself. Its length is 225 meters, and due to its design and carrying capacity, the deck can accommodate about 15 overall bulk carriers.
7. The Norwegian dock 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 be owned by the Norwegians or another leading world country, but the government of the tiny Isle of Man, not far from Ireland, has the rights to it. Its length is 341 meters, and the tonnage is 176 thousand tons.
5. CSCL Globe is another container ship that impresses with its dimensions. Made in Hong Kong, 400 meters long, but capable of speeds up to 22 knots. Serves the ship exactly 31 people. Globe is also known for having one of the most powerful diesel engines on the planet.
4. What is the largest ship in the world? For a long time it was considered an incredible giant created by the Norwegians. In 1976, she was launched, exactly ten years later, an Iranian fighter pilot attacked her, because of which the ship was stranded. And when everyone wrote it off, the Norwegians rebuilt it, and until 2010 the tanker continued to 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 develop an incredible speed of 33 knots for such a giant. Managed by just 13 people.
2. The second position was taken by the Panamanian giant 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 call at a few ports around the world.
1. Out of all competition is Prelude FLNG, which is a floating gas processing plant. 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 besides this, to extract gas, exactly 240 crew members are on board.
