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Dry cargo ship named " Berge Stahl” is the largest in the world in the class of such ships.
The owner is one of the largest Norwegian companies in the world " Bergesen D.Y. Shipping AS". It was founded in 1935. Her fleet has about 95 and sizes:, and other ships. The company employs about 3,500 people worldwide. Bulk carrier was built in 1986 at the largest shipyard in the world " Hyundai Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries” and is intended for the transportation of iron ore. The first owner of the vessel was a ship-owning company from Liberia, then for $115,000,000 bulk carrier bought by a Norwegian corporation.
Name bulk carrier translates as " steel mountain". Vessel length Berge Stahl» is equal to the length of three and a half rugby fields and is equipped with ten separate cargo compartments in which the ore is placed. load capacity bulk carrier equal to 365,000 tons. The Eiffel Tower can easily fit on board, but the ship's cargo is iron ore. No one in the world can carry so much at one time. For one flight bulk carrier « Berge Stahl» will deliver enough ore to forge a bridge « golden gate" ("Golden Gate"). Cargo holds are so large that they use elevators or climbers to clean and paint them during periodic maintenance.
Golden Gate Bridge
Power point bulk carrier develops enough power to propel such a large vessel, and she herself measures nine by nine meters. The propeller diameter is 9.5 meters and the rudder height is 9 meters.
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dangerous draft of the Berge Stahl bulk carrier requires careful planning of each route
on board the cargo ship Berge Stahl
in the port, the dry cargo ship "Berge Stahl" always needs the help of tugboats
bulk carrier "Berge Stahl" in the terminal
cargo ship "Berge Stahl" on loading
bulk carrier Berge Stahl unloading
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As time goes by, technologies evolve. It so happened that the glory of the largest ships was fixed behind container ships and supertankers. But much less visible ships, designed to perform technical and production work, have long surpassed them in these parameters. And depending on the set goals, they become more and more.
Launched a new record holder vessel "Pioneer" (Pioneering Spirit), owned by a Swiss company - a giant construction catamaran, which has no analogues in modern shipbuilding.
Let's take a closer look at how and why this lord of waves was built, the width of which exceeds the length football field.
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The pioneer is a ship of gigantic proportions. Reaching 124 meters in width and 382 in length, it is equal in its parameters to the famous Empire State Building, and its width exceeds the length of a football field. Carrying capacity is great even for ships of the same type - 48 thousand tons. The cost of the project is also on a record and is almost 3 billion dollars.
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Unlike oil tankers or container ships, crane ships specialize in the transport of multi-ton cargo and take part in offshore construction. This vessel will be used to install oil and gas platforms.
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The customer of the world's largest crane ship is Allseas, which is not going to stop there: the next ship built by them will be 160 meters wide and 400 meters long. The new vessel will be commissioned no later than 2020. The construction of giants is carried out at shipyards in South Korea.
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Built in the docks of South Korea, the Pioneer was sent to Rotterdam for final fine-tuning and launching. From the Maasflakte-2 zone, where a special dry dock was built for the new ship, the giant marine crane will go to Cape Town, and then on its first mission.
The catamaran is operated by a team of 571 people, including sailors, engineers, specialists in lifting and installing offshore drilling platforms and support staff.
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The world's largest ship cost its owners Allseas Corporation $1.7 billion, and the project was designed by Finnish shipbuilders Deltamarin. The contract for the creation of a giant ship by Allseas Corporation was signed in June 2010, after which the development of design documentation and the laying of a huge ship in South Korea at the Daewoo Shipbuilding Marine Engineering shipyard began. In 2013, the world's largest ship Pieter Schelte was launched.
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Thanks to the use of a catamaran-type hull, the dimensions of the newest ship turned out to be impressive: the maximum length is 382 m, the width is 117 m. This design made it possible to place its own infrastructure on the deck of the floating city, as well as the ability to transport a small oil platform.
The power plant of the vessel includes eight diesel engines with a capacity of 15640 hp. and thirteen Rolls-Royse diesel generators with a total capacity of 97,000 hp.
It is noteworthy that the ship was originally named after Peter Schelte Heerem, a marine engineer, father of the founder of Allseas, and, concurrently, a Nazi criminal. During World War II, Peter Schelte served in the Waffen-SS, and after the end of the war, a Dutch court sentenced Heerem to three years in prison for war crimes. At the end of last year, the provocative name was changed, and the ship became the "Pioneer".
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The largest ship in the world is equipped with three deck cranes with a lifting capacity of 50 tons and one with a lifting capacity of 600 tons. The diameter of the laid pipes is from 2 to 68 inches, and in a special cargo hold pipes with a total weight of 27 thousand tons can be placed.
The world's largest vessel is equipped with a modern dynamic positioning system and is designed to transport, install and commission drilling platforms. The maximum carrying capacity of the world's widest vessel is 48,000 tons. To do this, he was equipped with a unique 65-meter-high killer system, made by special order in Italy.
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The owners have high hopes for the newest vessel, and they are confident that it will break all records for the depth and speed of laying pipes, for this it has all the necessary equipment. In particular, seven automatic welding stations and six stations for applying a protective layer on pipes will be installed along the entire length of the world's largest ship. It is also already known that Allseas intends to order a second multifunctional vessel, which will be larger than its predecessor. The commissioning of the world's largest ship is planned for 2020, and its main purpose will be the installation and dismantling of the largest oil and gas platforms.
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Oceans and seas occupy most of the surface of our planet. To move on them, mankind has been building various ships for many millennia, and some of them are truly gigantic in size. The largest ships in the world, as a rule, are cargo ships tankers or container ships. But among other types of ships in the world, there are those that deserve interest when it comes to the largest ship. Therefore, in the following top 10 most big ships relatively modest in size compared to tankers, but the largest in their class vessels (military, passenger, sailing) are included.
1. Prelude
Although this ship is not yet in operation, it already rightfully bears the title of the largest ship in the world. The dimensions of its hull, which has already been launched in 2013, are amazing. The length of the vessel is 488 m, and the width is 78 m. With such gigantic dimensions cargo Ship has a displacement of 600,000 tons. This is not quite a cargo ship, but the world's first floating platform designed for production, liquefaction and subsequent transportation natural gas. The giant is being built by the order of Royal Dutch Shell by the South Korean corporation Samsung Heavy Industries.
Full completion of construction is scheduled for 2017. The floating leviathan, which produces and processes gas independently, cannot go by sea; tugboats will be used for this. Place of future work of the platform - western australia, 295 km east of the city of Broome. The cost of building the ship is $12 billion, and the estimated period of operation is 25 years. The design of the vessel is designed to withstand the most powerful cyclones that exist in nature, for this it has three shunting engines with a capacity of 6700 hp. with. everyone. With the help of them, during storms, the ship will turn to the required position. The capacity of the floating plant is 3,600,000 tons of liquefied gas per year.
2 Seawise Giant (Knock Nevis)
If the previous largest ship in the world represents the future of shipbuilding, then this largest ship in history has already been decommissioned and cut up for scrap. A giant 458.5 m long and 69 m wide was built in 1976, its displacement was almost 565 thousand tons. Its colossal dimensions did not allow it to pass through the Panama and Suez canals and even through the English load line was 24.6 m.
The maximum speed of the tanker, due to its size, was relatively small, 13 knots or 21.1 km / h, but even so, the stopping distance of the ship was 10.2 km, and the turning circle of the vessel was 3.7 km. Initially, in 1976, the ship, built by the Japanese Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI), was named Oppama. Then its dimensions were more modest, length - 376.7 m, displacement - 418.6 thousand tons. Later, the new owner of the ship, the Orient Overseas Line company from Hong Kong, ordered the restructuring of the ship, a cylindrical insert was added to it, and the ship acquired its final record size. In 1981, the ship was named Seawise Giant and began to sail the ocean under the Liberian flag carrying crude oil.
In 1986, during the Iran-Iraq conflict, the tanker ran aground due to damage from an anti-ship missile. After the war, it was bought and restored by the Norwegian Norman International, the ship was renamed the Happy Giant. Even before it was put into operation in 1991, it was again resold to the Norwegian shipping company Loki Stream AS, so when the ship left the shipyard in Singapore, it received another new name Jahre Viking. Last name Knock Nevis tanker received in 2004 after its purchase Norwegian company First Olsen Tankers Pte, this year she was anchored and ceased to be a transport vessel. The giant made its last voyage in 2009 to the shores of India, where it was disposed of in 2010. One of his 36-ton anchors can be seen today in maritime museum Hong Kong.
It is currently the world's longest operating ship. This is a container ship with a length of 397 m, it is one of 8 vessels of the E-Class series built by the Moller-Maersk Group. The displacement of the ship is 157 thousand tons, it was launched in 2006. Its main purpose is to transport goods between Southeast Asia and Northern Europe through the Suez and Gibraltar Canals.
The ship is capable of carrying up to 11,000 typical 20-foot containers (with cargo), its carrying capacity is 123,000 tons. The power of its huge diesel plant is 109,000 liters. s, and its mass is 2300 tons, thanks to it the ship can go across the ocean at a speed of 25.5 knots. On average, a large commercial vessel travels a total distance of just over 300,000 km a year.
Today, the vessels of this series are the largest operated ships in terms of displacement, which is 441.6 thousand tons. They have a double hull, which is dictated by modern environmental requirements for ships carrying environmentally hazardous bulk cargo. A total of 4 ships of this series were built, 2 of which, TI Europe and TI Oceania, sail the ocean, and 2 were turned into floating platforms to ensure the operation of the field near Qatar. The length of the vessels is 380 m.
5. Ore trucks Vale
These are the largest dry cargo ships operated in modern times. The displacement of the largest vessels of this series reaches 400 thousand tons, and the length is 362 m. All vessels of the Vale family are owned by the Brazilian mining corporation of the same name. They are mainly used to transport iron ore to the US from Brazilian deposits.
Today, the fleet of super-ore carriers consists of 31 ships with a displacement of 380 to 400 thousand tons. Four of the largest ships were recently chartered to China's largest dry-cargo fleet operator COSCO for 25 years. The advantage of Vale vessels is their low diesel fuel consumption and low carbon dioxide emissions per ton of ore, when compared with conventional ore carriers with a displacement of up to 200,000 tons.
This is the largest passenger ship, its length is 362 m, and the displacement is 19.8 thousand tons. It has a twin ship - cruise ship Oasis in the Seas, which is shorter by 50 mm. Allure of the Seas was launched as recently as 2008. The cruise ship has a crew of 2,100 and a maximum passenger capacity of 6,400. On board the ship are:
- a park with exotic trees and shrubs;
- various sports facilities ice rink, golf course, basketball and volleyball courts, bowling, etc.);
- swimming pools with jacuzzi;
- shops, casinos and more.
7. Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise
This is the largest warship in the world. The aircraft carrier is 342 m long and 78.4 m wide. This is the first warship of this type with a nuclear power plant(8 reactors). The Enterprise entered service in 1961. It was originally planned to build 5 ships of this type, but due to the enormous cost ($451 million) and a number of other reasons, the largest warships of this modification decided not to be replicated. In 2012, the aircraft carrier made its last 8-month sea voyage. The crew of the ship was 3000 people, the number of aviation personnel - 1800 people, up to 90 aircraft and helicopters could be located on the aircraft carrier.
If we talk about huge military ships, then Russia also has its own large aircraft carrier - this is the heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral of the Fleet Soviet Union Kuznetsov. It is 306 meters long and 72 meters wide. If we talk about the operating fleet, then at present it is second in size only to aircraft carriers of the Nimitz type, their length is almost 333 m.
This is the largest steamship ever built. Its length was 211 m, and the displacement was 22.5 thousand tons. The ship was launched in 1857. From the very beginning of its operation, it was firmly entrenched in notoriety, what other ship, except for the one pursued by misfortunes, could in just two years:
- cause the death of several dozen workers during launching;
- get damaged due to the explosion of the steam engine during the first passage;
- hit the rock.
The crew of the ship was 418 people, and the passenger capacity was 4,000 people. The steamer was propelled by two paddle wheels powered by a 3650 hp steam engine. with. and a 4-bladed propeller powered by a 4000 hp steam engine. with. In addition, the ship could go by sea under sails fixed on 6 masts.
9. Project 941 Shark submarines
These are the largest submarines of our time. The length of the submarines of this series is almost 173 m, and the underwater displacement is 48 thousand tons. Their colossal dimensions, first of all, were determined by the dimensions of the main armament - intercontinental solid-propellant three-stage ballistic missiles.
The submarine is propelled by two water-cooled nuclear reactors with a capacity of 190 MW each (shaft power 2 × 50 thousand hp) and two steam turbine plants. In addition, the ship has two standby DC electric motors and a thruster, consisting of two folding columns driven by electric motors. The crew of the submarine - 160 people.
This five-masted barque, launched by the French in 1912, is the largest sailing ship in history, its length was 146.2 m, and the displacement was 10.7 thousand tons. The ship was used to transport goods (wool, ore, coal) around the world. In 1922, near New Caledonia, the ship hit the reefs and was abandoned by the owners. In 1944, during the bombing, it was destroyed.
Any ship presented in our TOP 10 largest ships can be called engineering creations. Of course, gigantic dimensions are not the goal for which these ships were designed and built. The dimensions of the ships are determined, first of all, by the tasks that huge ships had to solve or solve.
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, the 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. It is one of the 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 - Triple-E class container ship, company-owned A.P. Moller-Maersk. It was built in South Korea and launched in February 2013 at the time the largest and longest 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 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. Batillus made its last flight 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. Due to its gigantic size, the use of the 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 listen)) 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 longest 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 recent years of operation, it 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 structure for the production of the 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. The estimated cost of the vessel for 2013 was $10–12.6 billion.
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