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

1. Princess Diamond. The weight of this ship is 116 thousand tons, and its length is 294 meters. This cruise ship can accommodate 2,670 people. The area of ​​this liner is ten times larger than the area of ​​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 travel 3646 passengers. This is a floating amusement park, which also has several cinemas on board.

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

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

5 Norwegian epic. The ship weighs 156 thousand tons, and its length is 329 meters. The cruise liner can accommodate 4,100 passengers. There is a 24-hour pizza delivery service on board.

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 larger than the volume of space of the Eiffel Tower.

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

8. Disney Dream. The weight of this cruise liner is 130 thousand tons, and its length is 340 meters. Disney Dream seats 2500 people and is almost an exact replica of Disneyland in the water. On board is a huge cinema and water park.

9. Queen Mary II. This cruise ship weighs 151,400 tons and is 345 meters long. On board can accommodate 2640 passengers. The length of the vessel can be compared with the length of 80 tourist buses, set bumper to bumper.

10. Royal Caribbean. Oasis of the Seas. The length of this gigantic ship is 361 meters, and the weight is almost 223 thousand tons. In conditions of maximum comfort, 5.4 thousand passengers can be accommodated here. This vessel, due to its size, is unable to pass through the Panama Canal. The board of the liner resembles an amusement park, where various shows are held every day.

Imagine that you are going on a free cruise on the largest ship in the world. Inside is a whole metropolis of entertainment and services, and everything is free. Fantastic? Yes. But one day, when the parade of planets takes place, the company launches a new ship, this fairy tale becomes a reality. Tour operators, the media and everyone who will subsequently sell tickets to this liner are invited to the first flight.

Harmony of the Seas is by far the largest cruise ship for 8200 people, of which 2200 crew members. The height of the ship is comparable to the height of a 20-storey 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 measurements, but the filling of the liner - a helipad, swimming pools, water slides, a casino, a theater, an 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 really a huge thing, a giant Noah's Ark with a displacement of 227,500 tons:

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We left the port of Barcelona. We were escorted by two fire ships: in honor of the first voyage, they staged a "salute" of water cannons:

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The first place you get on a cruise is, of course, the cabin. I will not give the footage, I will only mention that in my cabin there was a separate dressing room:

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

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There are pedestrian streets on board. A complete feeling that it was not a ship that went into the sea, but a piece of the mainland. There are a lot of people. After a series of accidents on cruises, Royal Caribbean installed an advanced facial recognition system that can, if necessary, identify each passenger in the crowd:

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Many sculptures and works of modern art:

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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:

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The upper deck is replete with public areas:

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Lots of 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 boarding:

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Rope crossing at the level of seven floors:

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At the stern of the ship is a huge aquatic theater. Two pipes lead down from the upper deck, through which you can go down in clothes. 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 water theater is a pedestrian area called Central Park:

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Naturally, there is a gym, and it is gigantic. Many simulators and shells:

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

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And this is the same Bionic bar where robots work. There are 30 alcohol components in the arsenal of mechanical hands. 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 would seem a trifle, but leaves an indelible impression:

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Molecular cuisine restaurant. The dish is called "Garden", and the "earth" is made of bread with the addition of cuttlefish ink:

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Balloon dessert topped with hot chocolate. After a minute, the ball melts, revealing the ice cream inside. Delicious:

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Every week, 4,500 kg of chicken and almost 7,000 kg of beef are consumed in the liner's restaurants. In total, there are 4,900 seats on board in restaurants and bars. The assortment of desserts again confused me:

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There are dozens of shops in Central Park for 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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In the theater - 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:

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Actors either swim, or fly, or something else. Looks stunning:

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The actor fell off the rope a couple of times right above the audience, making the audience scream in surprise:

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Our team from Russia:

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It is often said that cruises are the lot of European pensioners. However, the situation is changing, and companies are increasingly targeting middle-aged and young people. Discos, good restaurants, fitness, shopping and beach holidays - it's really not boring and eventful.

By the way, last year I

Harmony of the Seas

Length: 362 meters

Capacity: over 6000 passengers

Routes: transatlantic cruise; On May 22, the liner will set off on its first cruise from Southampton (England); in June, a week-long cruise from Barmelona is scheduled, in July - from Rome.

Cruise cost: from $650 for four nights

Harmony of the Seas is an Oasis-class cruise ship of the American company Royal Caribbean International. For passengers on the liner, 18 decks are available, including decks overlooking the ocean, and a variety of entertainment - three water slides, a Bionic Bar with bartending robots, and high-speed Internet, not to mention the standard spas and casinos for Royal Caribbean liners.

Quantum of the Seas

Length: 348 meters

Capacity: up to 4905 passengers

Routes: transatlantic cruise; All summer Quantum of the seas will cruise from Asian ports.

Cruise cost: from $800 for five nights

Oasis of the Seas

Length: 362 meters

Capacity: up to 6296 passengers

Routes: Caribbean and Bahamas cruises are on the schedule for the next year

Cruise cost: from $1564 for 9 nights

Allure of the Seas

Length: 362 meters

Capacity: up to 6296 passengers

Routes: Caribbean, Bahamas, Mexico

Cruise cost: from $558 for seven nights

Length: 330 meters

Capacity: up to 5183 passengers

Routes: Caribbean islands alternate with Mediterranean and Canary cruises

Cruise cost: from $495 for four nights

According to a recent Italian study, Norwegian Epic is the most loved by travelers and the most luxurious cruise camp, trailing Allure of the Seas by 21%. The main feature of this ship is that in addition to traditional cabins, Norwegian Epic offers studios for single tourists, with a special design, access to their own lounge and a special price. There is a lot of entertainment on the liner, live music is constantly playing and the performance group Blue Man Group performs regularly.

Independence of the Seas

Length: 339 meters

Capacity: up to 4375 passengers

Routes: the main routes are from Fort Lauderdale in the Caribbean and from Southampton in Europe

Cruise cost: from $278 for three nights

Prior to the construction of Oasis of the Seas, the largest liners in the world were Freedom class liners: Independence of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas (first flight - June 4, 2006) and Liberty of the Seas (first flight - May 19, 2007). All three liners, identical in tonnage, length and capacity, have a huge themed water park, ice rink, surf park and boxing ring. Independence of the Seas also has a heated pool. In May of this year, the liner was arrested in the Norwegian port of Ålesund for non-payment of fees. However, Royal Caribbean paid the necessary 600,000 crowns (approximately €72,150) within an hour, and the liner continued its journey.

Length: 345 meters

Capacity: up to 3090 passengers

Routes: Transatlantic, cruises to European ports, Caribbean islands and more

Cruise cost: from $345 for two nights

Norwegian Breakaway

Length: 324 meters

Capacity: up to 3988 passengers

Routes: Bahamas and Caribbean

Cruise cost: from $699 for seven nights

Length: 330 meters

Capacity: up to 4100 passengers

Routes: Caribbean, Europe, British Isles

Cruise cost: from $465 for five nights

Length: 333 meters

Capacity: up to 3959 passengers

Routes: The Mediterranean and a bit of the Transatlantic (November 8, the liner leaves Venice for Salvador, Brazil)

Cruise cost: from €560 for seven nights

In an effort to solve two opposing tasks at the same time - on the one hand, to take as many tourists as possible on board the liner, on the other hand, to provide them with the most comfortable conditions, as well as to make their stay on board during the voyage as interesting and culturally rich as possible, cruise companies are forced to constantly increase the size their liners.

In this article, we will talk about the six largest cruise ships with a weight (displacement) of more than 150 thousand tons.

Oasis of the Seas (Oasis of the Seas)

The vessel was built in Finland, owned by Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd, operated by Royal Caribbean International, a tour operator and shipping company. In operation since December 2009.

Oasis of the Seas can be considered a champion in the nomination " The largest cruise ships in the world"in terms of the volume and variety of entertainment provided to tourists. Here is the largest casino on the cruise fleet, a theater for 1380 spectators, a water amphitheater with an arena for 750 seats, clubs for fans of humor and jazz. For the first time in cruise practice, a real park is laid out on one of the decks Of the numerous sports facilities, an ice skating rink and a golf course should be noted.

Length– 361 m
Width– 60 m
Height– 72 m
Speed– 22.6 knots
Crew– 2100 people
Displacement– 225 thousand tons
Maximum Passenger Capacity – 6400

In fact, it is the twin of Oasis of the Seas, its body is only five centimeters longer than its predecessor. Owned by Allure of the Seas Inc and operated by the same tour operator since December 2010.

Length– 339 m
Width– 56 m
Height– 64 m
Speed– 21.6 knots
Crew– 1360 people
Displacement– 154 thousand tons
Maximum Passenger Capacity – 4370

The ship was built earlier (2006) from the same series of superliners as the previous two. Owned by the same owners and operated by the same company.

When designing Freedom of the Seas, preference was given to water activities. There are water slides, dozens of different pools, a jacuzzi, a wave simulator, a children's water park for children and, apparently, for contrast - a skating rink.

Length– 339 m
Width– 56 m
Height– 72 m
Speed– 22 knots
Crew– 1360 people
Displacement– 154 thousand tons
Maximum Passenger Capacity – 4370

Year-round use in the Caribbean. It belongs to the same Freedom class, and has all the wonders and novelties of liners of this class - an ice rink, a mini-golf course, a climbing wall, and even a surf pool with artificial surf. A distinctive feature that made Liberty of the Seas popular is the famous promenade boulevard that stretches almost the entire length of the ship.

Independence of the Seas (Independence of the Seas)

Length– 339 m
Width– 56 m
Height– 72 m
Speed– 21.6 knots
Crew– 1365 people
Displacement– 160 thousand tons
Maximum Passenger Capacity – 3634

Also a Freedom class vessel of the same owners, specialized for European cruises. When designing the liner, much attention was paid to the comfortable accommodation of tourists. Six different types of accommodation are offered on board, including the Presidential suite, with a total area of ​​​​more than 200 square meters. meters. The apartments can accommodate up to 14 passengers, they have four bedrooms, four bathrooms, a large living room with a dining table and a huge veranda - a hall with a jacuzzi.

Queen Mary II (Queen Mary II)

Length– 345 m
Width– 41 m
Height– 72 m
Speed– 30 knots (56 km/h)
Crew– 1253 people
Displacement– 151 thousand tons
Maximum Passenger Capacity – 2620

At the time of construction and commissioning in January 2004 at the shipyards in Saint-Nazaire (France), the Queen Mary II was the world's largest passenger ship. Currently, this is the only ship serving the traditional transatlantic line Southampton - New York, the route of the legendary Titanic. It belongs to and is the flagship of the British shipping company Cunard Line. Many tourists on board the Queen Mary II are attracted by the opportunity, when the liner passes New York Harbor, to look from the upper deck directly into the eyes of the Statue of Liberty.

Who said size doesn't matter? The gigantic vessels, striking in their dimensions, are built with the latest technology and carry more than 90% of the total amount of cargo by sea (and that's not counting people). The largest ships in the world are oil tankers, container ships and cruise ships.

Large ships are built for various human needs. Some, with large diesel engines, carry cargo over long distances, while naval ships usually sail on nuclear engines so that they can not depend on fuel and stay at sea for many months. But, regardless of the mode of transportation, at one glance at one of the megaships, you understand how much human effort and what engineering genius was required to build each giant.

Here list of largest ships in the world with photos and detailed descriptions.

10. Planet Solar - 31 meters

What types of energy did not try to use the shipping industry - diesel, gas, nuclear, wind energy. But the solar region remained uncovered until the advent of Planet Solar. It is the largest solar powered ship in the world. Its length is 31 meters, and the panels are able to absorb almost 103.4 kW of solar energy.

The speed of the ship is still low - only 8 knots, but, in the end, this is a unique development. It will certainly be improved.

9. Club Med 2 - 194 meters

Built in 1992 in Le Havre, France, the Club Med 2 is the largest sailing ship in the world. Its length is 194 m, and the carrying capacity is 14,983 tons. For comparison: the wing length is 117.3 meters.

In addition to the 214 crew members, 386 passengers can board the Club Med 2. The sailboat speeds up to 10-15 knots and currently operates as a cruise ship - in the summer it sails on the waters of the Mediterranean and Adriatic seas, and in the winter it goes to the Caribbean.

Club Med 2 has five masts. In addition to seven sails (they are not controlled by people, but by the ship's computer), the ship has four diesel engines. Entertainment for passengers includes ballroom dancing, card games, music shows and, of course, stunning sea views - Club Med 2 sails, like many sailing ships before it, along the coastline and only during the day, and anchors at night.

8. SSV-33 - 265 meters

The largest ship in Russia is also known under the name "Ural". It belongs to the class of reconnaissance ships with a nuclear power plant. The Ural was built during the Cold War, when the USSR and the USA were watching each other with might and main. And it was intended for reconnaissance operations in, where the United States possessed several test sites for ballistic missiles. The length of the Ural was 265 m, the crew consisted of 950 people, the cruising speed was 21.6 knots. Thanks to the nuclear engine, the Ural was autonomous and, after refueling, could not enter the port for three months.

The Ural began its service on the Far East coast, where, due to its gigantic size, there was no berth of a suitable size for it, so the ship spent most of its time anchored in the bay. But his calmness was deceptive - in the 80s, the Ural served as the main source of information about what was being done in the military circles of the United States and Japan.

It all ended with the beginning of perestroika. First, junior conscripts were transferred to the reserve, then nuclear boilers were damaged as a result of a fire. For some time, the ship lived on diesel generators, until the painful half-starved existence ended in 2001 - the Ural was laid up. In 2008, its disposal began, and by 2016 it was finally dismantled.

7. USS Enterprise (CVN-65) - 342 meters

No, this ship has nothing to do with Star Trek, but its dimensions are truly impressive - it is the largest warship in the world in the history of the navy. Its length is 342 m, it can carry up to 4,600 troops, 2,520 tons of weapons, and the cruise speed of the namesake Enterprise is 33.6 knots.

USS Enterprise has a long and proud history.

• Once it became the first among nuclear aircraft carriers (launched in 1961) and its price was so high that it was decided to abandon the planned series of ships of the same purpose and size.
• Started USS Enterprise service during the Caribbean crisis, then patrolled the Mediterranean, participated in the Vietnam War and, almost twenty years later, in Iraq, fought against sea pirates ...
• Overall, her service life was 51 years in a row - longer than any other US aircraft carrier to this day.

But the world was changing, and even such a technically perfect ship, which was regularly upgraded, was hopelessly outdated. In 2012, the ship made its last voyage. And by April 2018, it was finally put out of action.

6. RMS Queen Mary 2 - 345 meters

The world's largest transatlantic liner is the RMS Queen Mary 2, built in 2004. The ship got its name in honor of the first "Queen Mary", which left the shipyard in 1936, and the abbreviation RMS (royal mail ship, royal mail ship) was awarded only to the fastest and most reliable ships. The RMS Queen Mary 2 is currently the only transatlantic vessel cruising between Southampton and New York. However, once a year, the Queen also works as a cruise ship, making a round-the-world tour.

The length of the "Queen Mary" is 345 m, it can accommodate 2620 passengers and 1253 crew members. She develops a speed of 30 knots. Although the ship is inferior in size to the titanic cruise liners (however, by only 15 m), it still does not give up its position as the largest ocean liner.

• A cruise liner differs from an ocean liner in that the first of them goes on a journey and drops passengers on the spot in the same port, while the purpose of the second is to transport passengers from one point to another.
• However, this is not the only difference. The transatlantic liner makes long journeys, so it often encounters adverse weather conditions. Therefore, its design should be stronger than that of cruise ships sailing in comfortable conditions, seaworthiness should be better, and engines should be more powerful.
• A cruise ship, on the other hand, can afford to focus on the number of passengers carried instead of seaworthiness and endurance - that's why they have such a funny box shape for better passenger capacity.

5. Gas carriers Q-Max - 345 meters

The world's largest carriers of liquefied gas are Q-Max ships. Their length reaches 345 m, and the total capacity varies from 262,000 to 267,000 m3. At the same time, their speed is not bad for ships of this class - 19.5 knots.

There are currently 14 vessels of this type in circulation; they were built by Samsung, Hyundai and Daewoo. The very first of them, Mozah, left the shipyard in 2007 and got its name in honor of one of the wives of the Emir of Qatar. All 14 vessels are owned by a Qatari natural gas transportation company. These are the largest ships capable of docking at LNG terminals.

4. Oasis of the Seas - 360 meters

The largest passenger ships in the world are Oasis of the Seas, Allure of the Seas and Harmony of the Seas, formerly known as Project Genesis. They belong to the company Royal Caribbean and were built respectively in 2009, 2010 and 2015. The cruise ships are 360 ​​meters long and carry up to 6,296 passengers, excluding a crew of 2,394. These are the fastest of the large passenger ships - their speed reaches 22.6 knots.

There is plenty of entertainment on them so that the tourists on board do not get bored. There is even surfing, a 25 m long zipline (descent by cable) with a height of 9 decks, two 13 m high climbing walls, swimming pools, a basketball court, a water park and even an ice rink. No wonder there are so many attendants on the ship!

The Oasis of the Seas cost about $1.14 million to build, the highest price ever paid for a civilian ship in human history. Both Oasis and Allure currently operate week-long Caribbean cruises and are very popular with tourists.

3. TI class ships - 380 meters

The largest oil tankers in operation were designed and built for the Hellespont Group at a shipyard in South Korea by Daewoo (or rather, its shipbuilding division) in 2003. There are four vessels in total - later the customers renamed them TI Oceania, TI Europe, TI Asia and TI Africa.

Approximately 90 million dollars and 700,000 man-hours were spent on the construction of each vessel. They are shorter than Knock Nevis at 78m; their length is 380 m, carrying capacity is 440,000 tons, and they can develop speed from 16 to 18 knots. In addition to their size, the ships impress with the elegance of their outlines and the beauty of their design; when viewed from high above, they most of all look like giant snow-white icebergs.

2. CSCL Globe and Maersk Triple E class vessels - 400 meters

In the fall of 2014, the christening ceremony of the world's largest container ship, the CSCL Globe, took place. It was the very first among five 19,000 TEU (TEU stands for “twenty-foot equivalent”, a measure of the capacity of a cargo carrier) vessels ordered by a Chinese shipbuilding company in 2013. However, the CSCL Globe record has since been broken by OOCL class cargo carriers, which reach an impressive 21,413 TEU in the same length.

A 400 m long megaship sails with the help of a 77,200 hp main engine. with., the efficiency of which is so high that it consumes no more fuel than a container ship with a carrying capacity of almost half. Fuel economy is up to 20%. This happens due to the fact that the “smart” engine reacts to the situation at sea and regulates fuel consumption accordingly.

The Danish company Maersk ordered Daewoo to build 20 Maersk Triple E-class ships. Each of them cost about $200 million. Their capacity is slightly less than that of the CSCL Globe (18,000 TEU), but they are almost the same in length. The cruise speed of the new container ships is high - from 23 to 26 knots, which makes them the fastest vessels of this class in the world.

Triple E, that is, “triple E” - principles encoded in a short form, which were followed by customers and shipbuilders:

1. saving;
2. energy efficiency;
3. environmental friendliness.

Maersk vessels are currently among the most cost-effective container ships in terms of cost/carrying capacity.

1. Knock Nevis - 458.45 meters

During its service to people, the ship has changed many names - Seawise Giant, Happy Giant, Jahre Viking and, finally, Knock Nevis. This is the longest ship in the history of shipbuilding - from bow to stern, its length is 1504 feet (or 458.45 m), which exceeds the length of the Empire State Building laid on its side. Knock Nevis belonged to the ULCC class of oil tankers and had the largest cargo capacity of any vessel. It is considered the largest artificial object capable of moving independently, of all ever built by man.

At full load, the volume of cargo carried by the ship was 657019 tons, and with a draft of 24.6 m, even the English Channel, the Suez and Panama canals were shallow for the sea giant. At the same time, the speed of the ship was surprisingly high for such a size - 16 knots. The Knock Nevis was powered by a single engine with a diameter of 9 m. The braking distance from cruise speed to a complete stop took 9 km, and the turning radius of the vessel was 3 km. He was served by a team of 35 people.

The Knock Nevis was built in 1979 by the Japanese shipbuilding company Sumimoto Heavy Industries at the Japanese shipyard in Yokosuko. The Greek owner named the ship Porthos. Since then, the ship has seen a lot:

• traveled the seas for about 30 years;
• was damaged in 1988 during the Iran-Iraq war;
• was repaired and sold to Norway;
• in 2009 he made his last trip to the shipyard in Gujarat, India, where he was dismantled.

Why are the largest ships in the world dangerous?

Huge ships are not very environmentally friendly. Cargo transportation by sea costs the planet almost 1.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide, which is 6% of the total emissions. This number is twice that of air transport.

For this reason, most marine giants are trying to switch to highly efficient and fuel-saving engines, and also use hybrid systems - there are ships that are powered by wind and solar energy.