The largest ship in the world: TOP-10

People began to wander the seas since ancient times. Along with this, their vessels improved, acquiring a new and convenient look. Currently, shipbuilding is incredibly developed, and the assortment of ships is incredibly diverse. Next, we will present the 10 largest ships in the world.

Incredible USS Enterprise

Year of creation - 1960

Length - 342 m.

It is the world's largest nuclear strike aircraft carrier. He is the first with a functioning nuclear power plant. The construction of the ship began in 1961. The developers had plans for a series of six such hulks, but they managed to build only - Enterprise. Its cost cost $ 451 million. At that time it was incredible money even for the US budget. This is the longest warship in the world. In February 2017, the ship was sent to retirement - these were the first wires on a tinned rest of the nuclear fleet of the American Navy.

Mozah

Payload - 128 800 t.

The length of the vessel is 345 m.

This vessel is part of the Q-Max tanker family. It was built in 2007. All ships of this type are used to transport liquefied natural gas, which is produced on the banks of Qatar. A tanker was designed and built in South Korea. Currently, only 14 tankers of this series are operated.

Queen mary ii

Length - 345 m.

Carrying capacity - 19,200 tons.

The cruise ship is one of the most incredibly large passenger liners in the world. He can easily and comfortably transport 2620 people from the New to the Old World. The design and construction of the vessel was carried out in France by Chantiers del ’Atlantique in 2002. There is everything for a comfortable movement of people: a casino, a theater, a planetarium and 15 restaurants.

Allure of the seas

The length of the ship is 362 m.

Deadweight - 19,750 t.

The Oasis class cruise ship was launched in 2008. This incredible giant can accommodate 6,296 passengers on board, and that's not counting 2,384 crew members! On board is a huge and varied list of entertainment. This is a whole floating city. There is an ice rink, a golf course, many bars, shops and even a park with many exotic plants.

Vale Sohar

Length - 362 m.

Payload - 400 300 t.

The ship is one of the largest bulk carriers. Built in 2012. This is the property of Vale Brazil, Brazil's largest mining company. It transports ore from Brazil to the United States. On this sea route, only 40 large bulk carriers of such a plan run.

Ti class

Length - 380 m.

The carrying capacity of the vessel is 441,600 tons.

The vessel, which has a double hull, at one time had the largest gross tonnage. Year of construction - 2003 In total, 4 absolutely identical vessels were made: TI Europe - with the flag of Belgium, two TI Oceania and TI Africa - with the flag of the Marshall Islands and TI Asia. Already in 2010, floating platforms-terminals for the storage and unloading of petroleum products were completed from the vessels of “Asia” and “Africa”. Since that time, they have been working near one of the locations of the Qatari marine oil depots.

Emma maersk

Carrying capacity - 156 800 t.

The length of the vessel is 397 m.

This is the very first ship of eight identical container ships from the E-class series. They were built by the Moller-Maersk Group, a major Danish republic holding company. During its first voyage in 2006, it was the largest floating ship in the world. On a huge vessel, Emma Maersk transport various cargoes between America and Asia, it passes through the Suez Canal, as well as the Strait of Gibraltar. This ship has a rather sad history of existence. When its construction was coming to an end, a fire broke out on the upper deck, which caused quite a lot of damage to the new ship. After a long-term repair in 2013, a new nuisance occurred - in the middle of the Suez Canal, one of the ship’s propulsion systems broke down, as a result of which he lost control. By happy coincidence, the ship remained intact. European countries did not like this ship for the use of rich sulfur fuel.

Esso Atlantic

Length - 406.5 m.

Payload - 516 800 t.

For a period of time, this oil tanker was an exceptional deadweight champion. The ship was built in Japan in 1977.The ship completed its first route from African Liberia, since it was here that the owner of Esso Tankers made him registration under the flag of Liberia. Often the tanker was used to transport oil to Europe from the Middle East. Already in 2002 the ship was destroyed. It was dismantled for scrap in Pakistan. The ship had a "twin brother" - "Esso Pacific". But despite such a loud Pacific name, he was much smaller than his Atlantic brother.

Pierre guillauma

Carrying capacity - 556 000 tons.

The length of the ship is 414.2 m.

The largest supertanker in terms of carrying capacity of the Batillus twin ship family was built in 1977. The ship was built at shipyards in France. The vessel served only 5 years, and after that it was sent to South Korea in 1983 for processing into scrap metal. The remaining supertankers from this family repeated the fate of a fellow. The reason for this sad end was the obstruction of the ship through the Panama and Suez Canals.

Seawise giant

Payload - 564,700 t.

Length - 458.5 m.

The largest ship until 2010 was the Knock Nevis super tanker, which was built in 1975 in Yokosuk, Japan. Before the ship changed several names, it had the usual number 1016. It was the incredible size that ruined the tanker. He could not pass through the Panama and Suez Canals, like many other large ships. He would have run aground even in the English Channel, so he could cross from ocean to ocean exclusively along a circular path. In 1988, during the Iran-Iraq war, a rocket hit the ship and caused serious damage. As a result, the ship sank in the waters of the Persian Gulf, not having reached the coast. After that, he was sent for recovery to Singapore, where in 1991 he managed to do it. The ship received a new name, "Happy Giant." But now the tanker began to serve as a floating oil storage. In 2009, the ship was sent to the shores of India, where it turned into a mountain of scrap metal.