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Knock Nevis is 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 cargo ships currently operating, the largest is Emma Maersk.

Norwegian super tanker Knock Nevis was built in 1979 and had the following names: Seawise Giant, Happy Giant, Jahre Viking. Its draft in the water when fully loaded is 24.5 m, which does not allow the ship to pass through the English Channel, Suez or Panama Canal.

A little history

This ship was built in the 20th century by the company SUMITOMO OPPAMA SHIPYARD (Japan). Despite the fact that this ship was laid down in 1979, its dimensions remain unsurpassed to this day.

Knock Nevis is also the largest displacement ship in human history. Its crew consists of 40 people, speed - no more than 13 knots. The braking distance of the largest ship in the world is more than 10 km.

Seawise Giant began to be built by order of a Greek tycoon, but he went bankrupt as a result of the oil embargo of the 70s. After which the ship was purchased by the Hong Kong tycoon 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 initially transported oil from the Gulf of Mexico fields. Then he was transferred to transport oil from Iran. It was in the Persian Gulf that it 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. She sank in shallow waters near Kharg Island, so in August 1988 she was raised and taken to Keppel Shipyard in Singapore for repairs. new owner, Norman International. Most likely, the company bought, raised and repaired the tanker mainly for prestige purposes. The refurbished Seawise Giant was renamed Happy Giant.

By 1999, he again changed his owner and name - he was bought by the Norwegian Jahare Wallem and renamed Jahre Viking.

How to dispose of bulk waste?

In March 2004, the giant got new owner, First Olsen Tankers.
Different times have already come, and given the age of the tanker, they decided to convert it into a floating complex for storage and loading at the Dubai shipyards. After refitting, she received the name Knock Nevis, and was then deployed to the Al Shaheen field in Qatari waters.

In December 2009, the ship was sold to India for recycling and went to its last way under the name Mont. Its last photographs date back to January 2010, when the ship was laid up near the city of Alang (India) ready for disposal. Dismantling the largest ship in the world will last at least a year.

Giant monument to love

The largest cargo ship operating for its intended purpose is the ship Emma Maersk, built in 2006.

This fairly new ship is perhaps the world's largest monument to love. The giant container ship, capable of captivating even those far from technology, was named by the shipowner tycoon 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).

Owner A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, 93-year-old Arnold Maersk McKinney Moller ( Arnold Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller), immortalized his wife Emma, ​​who died in December 2005, in the supership. Arnold lived with Emma 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).

Since ancient times big water attracted a person to her, aroused 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 most big ships peace, 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 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 is amazing. 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. The 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 he 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. In second position was 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 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.

Who said size doesn't matter? The gigantic ships, striking in their size, are built according to last word equipment and transport more than 90% of the total cargo by sea (and that’s not even counting people). The largest ships in the world are oil tankers, container ships and cruise ships.

Large ships are built for different human needs. Some, with large diesel engines, transport goods over long distances, while naval vessels They usually sail on nuclear engines in order to be able to not depend on fuel and remain at sea for many months. But, regardless of the method of transportation, with one look at one of the megaships you understand how much human effort and what kind of engineering genius was required to build each giant.

Here list of the largest ships in the world with photo and detailed description.

What types of energy have the shipping industry tried to use - diesel, gas, nuclear, wind energy. But the solar region remained uncovered until the advent of Planet Solar. This is the largest ship using exclusively solar energy, in the world. Its length is 31 meters, and the panels are capable of absorbing almost 103.4 kW of solar energy.

The ship's speed is still low - only 8 knots, but, after all, this is a unique development. It will certainly be improved.

9. Club Med 2 - 194 meters

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

In addition to 214 crew members, Club Med 2 can carry 386 passengers. The sailboat reaches speeds of 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 controlled not by people, but by the ship’s computer), the ship is equipped with 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 coastline and only during the day, and at night it anchors.

8. SSV-33 - 265 meters

The largest ship in Russia is also known as the Ural. It belongs to the class of reconnaissance ships with a nuclear power plant. "Ural" was built during the " cold war"When the USSR and the USA were watching each other with all their might. And it was intended for reconnaissance operations in, where the United States had several test sites for ballistic missiles. The length of the Ural was 265 m, the crew numbered 950 people, and 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 Eastern coast, where, due to its gigantic size, there was no suitable berth for it, so the ship most spent time anchored in the bay. But his calmness was deceptive - in the 80s, “Ural” served as the main source of information about what was happening in military circles in the United States and Japan.

It all ended with the beginning of perestroika. First, junior conscript specialists 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. Its disposal began in 2008, 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 size is truly impressive - it is the largest warship in the world in the entire history of the navy. Its length is 342 m, it can carry up to 4,600 troops, 2,520 tons of weapons, and the cruising speed of the Enterprise's namesake is 33.6 knots.

The 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.
• Began USS Enterprise service during Cuban missile crisis, then patrolled the Mediterranean, participated in the Vietnam War and, almost twenty years later, in Iraq, fought sea pirates...
• In total, her service life was 51 consecutive years - longer than any other US aircraft carrier to this day.

But the world was changing, and even such a technically advanced ship, which regularly underwent modernization, became hopelessly outdated. In 2012, the ship made its last voyage. And by April 2018, it was completely disabled.

6. RMS Queen Mary 2 - 345 meters

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

The Queen Mary is 345 m long and can accommodate 2,620 passengers and 1,253 crew members. It reaches a speed of 30 knots. Although the ship is smaller in size than the titanic cruise liners (however, only by 15 m), it still does not give up its position as the largest ocean liner.

• The difference between a cruise ship and an ocean liner is that the first one goes on a journey and disembarks passengers locally in the same port, while the purpose of the second one is to transport passengers from one point to another.
• However, this is not the only difference. The transatlantic liner makes long journeys and therefore often encounters adverse weather conditions. Therefore, its design must be stronger than that of cruise ships sailing in comfortable conditions, its seaworthiness must be better, and its engines must 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 their total capacity varies from 262,000 to 267,000 m3. At the same time, their speed is quite good 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 received 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 that can dock 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 Royal Caribbean and were built in 2009, 2010 and 2015 respectively. The length of cruise ships is 360 m, and the capacity is up to 6296 passengers, excluding the crew of 2394 people. These are the fastest of the large passenger ships - their speed reaches 22.6 knots.

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

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

3. TI class vessels - 380 meters

The largest oil tankers in service were designed and built for the Hellespont Group at the 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 and 700,000 man-hours were spent on the construction of each vessel. They are shorter than the Knock Nevis at 78m; their length is 380 m, their carrying capacity is 440,000 tons, and they can reach a speed of 16 to 18 knots. In addition to their size, the ships impress with the grace of their outlines and the beauty of their design; If you look at them high from 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 “baptism” ceremony of the world’s largest container ship, CSCL Globe, took place. It was the first of five 19,000 TEU vessels ordered by the Chinese shipbuilder in 2013. However, since then the CSCL Globe record has been broken by OOCL class cargo carriers, the capacity of which reaches an impressive figure of 21,413 TEU - with the same length.

The 400 m long megaship is propelled by a 77,200 hp main engine. pp., whose efficiency is so high that it consumes no more fuel than a container ship with a carrying capacity of almost half as much. Fuel savings are up to 20%. This happens due to the fact that the “smart” engine reacts to the situation at sea and adjusts fuel consumption accordingly.

The Danish company Maersk ordered the construction of 20 Maersk Triple E class vessels from Daewoo. 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 identical in length. The cruising speed of the new container ships is high - from 23 to 26 knots, which makes them the fastest ships of this class in the world.

Triple E, that is, “triple E” - encrypted in short form principles adhered to by customers and shipbuilders:

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

Currently, Maersk ships are among the most efficient container ships in terms of cost/volume of cargo transported.

1. Knock Nevis - 458.45 meters

During its service to people, the ship changed many names - Seawise Giant, Happy Giant, Jahre Viking and, finally, Knock Nevis. Measuring 1,504 feet (or 458.45 m) from stem to stern, it is the longest ship in shipbuilding history, longer than the Empire State Building laid on its side. Knock Nevis was a ULCC class of oil tanker 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 transported by the ship was 657,019 tons, and with a draft of 24.6 m, even the English Channel, Suez and Panama Canals were shallow for the sea giant. At the same time, the speed of the ship was surprisingly high for its size - 16 knots. The Knock Nevis was driven 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. It was served by a team of 35 people.

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 it made its last trip to a shipyard in Gujarat, India, where it was dismantled.

Why are the largest ships in the world dangerous?

Huge ships are not very environmentally friendly. Transporting goods by sea costs the planet almost 1.4 billion tons of carbon dioxide, which is 6% of 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 driven by wind and solar energy.

The largest and most tragic passenger ship in the world is Titanic. Everyone knows the unfortunate story of this greatest achievement 20th century. The ship was launched in 1911. During its first voyage, it collided with Atlantic Ocean with an iceberg and sank. , weighing 163 thousand tons, took about one and a half thousand lives with it to the bottom. Only 700 people were saved; they were picked up by a passing ship.

After the Titanic incident, the level of safety on all liners increased. All engineers and designers involved in the construction of passenger ships began to attach paramount importance to the conditions for ensuring safety human lives. As you know, one of the reasons for the mass loss of life was the lack of a sufficient number of spare boats on the ship.

The best ships of the 21st century: top 5

The title of “The largest passenger ship in the world” passes from one ship to another every year - the rating is constantly changing. Ship models are constantly being improved, new requirements are being established at the local and international level, and high tech. In this regard, it is possible that in the near future new names of sea giants will be added to the list.

Tanker Knock Nevis Length - 458 m.

First on the list and the largest ship in the world is the 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 ship's crew is 40 people. They built the largest ship in Japan, but it did not immediately shock us with its dimensions. Big sizes it received thanks to the new owner, who ordered its enlargement. After reconstruction, it weighed more than 825 thousand 614 tons and only then was it 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 the Emma Marsk container ship, which is 396.8 meters long and just over 63 meters wide. The ship's carrying capacity is more than 123 thousand tons. Emma Marsk can transport more than 11,000 containers, and according to other data, more than 13,000. The owner of this giant turned out to be Arnold McKinney, who named it in honor of 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.

Third place goes to the cruise ship Oasis of the seas. It surpasses all existing cruise ships in size and technological innovations. The cost of the giant airliner is this moment is over a billion dollars. Oasis of the seas weighs 220,000 tons, accommodates 6,360 passengers, and comfort and all amenities are provided to almost 3 thousand people from all over the world.

Liner Queen Mary 2 Length - 345 m.

In fourth place was the equally large liner Queen Mary 2. Its length is 345 m, but this ship is considered one of the most powerful and fastest ships in the world - only Queen Mary 2 has a speed of 30 knots. It is 76 meters longer than the Titanic meters, and named it after british queen Elizabeth II. Queen Mary 2 is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the first liner to fly trip around the world in just 81 days.

Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Length - 342.3 m.

Fifth place is taken by the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65). Its length is 342.3 m, which is the longest among all warships. She 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, so they decided to stop its construction.

Length - 340 m.

The Disney Dream cruise ship took a respectable sixth place. Its length is 340 m and width is 38 m. allows you to comfortably accommodate 4 thousand passengers. The ship's displacement is 128 thousand tons. There are plenty of play areas, swimming pools and water slides on board. Such a ship cost its owners $900 million. His service staff employs more than 1500 people. Every detail on the ship suggests its owner - "Disnay". This ship can be called a fairy tale for children.

Length - 339 m

In seventh place was the 339-meter-long Freedom of the Seas. It differs from all other cruise ships in its spacious halls and huge rooms, which can comfortably accommodate hundreds of passengers. On board the ship there is even a skating rink, swimming pools, solariums and walls for those who like to climb mountain peaks. What makes Freedom of the Seas special is that it has huge flat screens, which not all movie theaters have. 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 more than once been called the “Titanic of the 21st century” - 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 treatments, swimming pools, saunas, massages will make your vacation truly a heavenly pleasure. Splendida is considered the largest ship ever produced 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 produced by Norwegian Cruise Line. This ship can accommodate more than 4,200 people. The ship's displacement is about 135 thousand tons. The peculiarity of the ship is single cabins and freedom of action for tourists.

Length - 315 m.

Last on the list of the largest ships is Celebrity Eclipse. The ship is 315 m long and is the third ship launched by Celebrity Cruises Ltd. The maximum speed that a German ship can reach is 24 knots. Built in 2010, it can accommodate over 2,850 passengers, providing excellent service and an unforgettable experience.

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