1. Supertankers
The development of oil production in the 20th century required shipbuilders to create new, incredibly large tankers for transporting raw materials. The largest of them were created in the 1970-1980s - Batillus and Knock Nevis. True, the idea of supertankers had to be quickly abandoned, since, due to their monstrous size, they could not walk along the Suez and Panama Canals.
They were soon replaced by smaller but still impressive tankers. TI class ships are considered the largest today. These ships are TI Europe, TI Asia, TI Africa and TI Oceania. The cost of each is $ 90 million. Their loaded displacement reaches 509.5 thousand tons. The maximum speed of their movement is 30 km / h.
2. Container ships
Giant container ships are generally similar to tankers with the only difference that their cargo is completely different. The largest vessels of this class are currently being built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering. The average cost of a giant container ship is $ 100-140 million.
Most of these ships are powered by MAN diesel engines with an output of 80,000 horsepower or more. The displacement of the loaded container ship is about 197 thousand tons. The maximum speed of the giant ships is 42 km / h. Maximum loading - 19,224 20-lb sea containers.
3. Floating wells
Not the most widely known, but extremely important class of modern superships. The largest example of a floating and producing gas and oil vessel is the Prelude FLNG. The unique design can produce gas and black gold where it is impossible to do it using classic offshore platforms due to the depth or complexity of the sea relief. The only "but" comes down to the fact that ships of the Prelude type, as a rule, are not able to move independently and are pulled from place to place with the help of many tugs. The displacement of this particular platform is 600 thousand tons.
4. Cruise liners
It is impossible not to remember about cruise ships, which are also super ships. Today, there are no less huge liners than aircraft carriers or tankers. However, the most striking representative of the family can be safely considered Oasis of the sea, launched in 2009. This 15-deck ship with a displacement of 225,000 tons carries 2,200 crew members and up to 6,880 passengers. The ship is propelled by the Wartsila power plant with a return of 132 thousand hp. The maximum travel speed is 42 km / h.
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5. Aircraft carriers
Absolute giants, titans of modern shipbuilding! The largest aircraft carrier in the history of all modern shipbuilding was created in the United States in 2017. The ship was named Gerald Ford. The creation of this floating colossus cost the budget of the United States of America $ 13 billion. Interestingly, the aircraft carrier was not built according to an absolute project, but only a deep modernization of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. The total output of the ship's power plant reaches 350,000 horsepower. The displacement of the aircraft carrier is 107 thousand tons. The maximum travel speed is 56 km / h. At the moment, the construction of a second such one is underway in the United States.
If you want to know even more interesting things, then you should read about how an underwater museum will be built around the ship in Amsterdamthat sank over 270 years ago.
Source: https://novate.ru/blogs/010121/57315/
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