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The times when the oceans furrowed wooden sailboats, and used for orientation star globe, are long gone. Now the sea-going vessels - high-tech facilities, carrying thousands of tons of cargo. Today we look at the most gigantic of them.
1. «Knock Nevis»
Length: 459 m.
Displacement: 657 018 tonnes.
At present time trial, carrying crude oil - the largest segment of the world merchant fleet. The biggest of them - it's supertankers, which are produced in limited quantities. Typically, these giants reach a length of 330 m. And the displacement of 400,000 t., But were in the history of attempts to build even more copies. So, in 1979 supertanker «Knock Nevis» was created on the Japanese shipyard. Its dimensions are truly impressive. The ship could not get any channels in the world, so it is often used as storage facilities, and in 2010 was launched for scrap.
2. «Vale Sohar»
Length: 362 m.
Displacement: 502 018 tonnes.
In addition to oil transport it occupies a large share of the transportation of bulk cargo. bulker - For these purposes, special vessels are used. Ore carriers occupy a special niche. All the members of this class are large, but even among them bulker «Vale Sohar» seems to be a giant. The vessel was built in 2010 for a specific purpose - transportation of ore from Brazil to the United States. For comparison, the capacity «Vale Sohar» comparable to the 12,000 heavy-duty trucks. Per day transition bulk burns 97 m. Fuels.
3. «CSCL Globe»
Length: 400 m.
Displacement: 261,000 tons.
Container ships - ships that carry millions of different goods. The main exploiter container for obvious reasons, is China. Container fleet began to gain rapid momentum when it was developed common standards that allow the container to submerge the ship and then by train or truck. To date, one of the biggest container ship is «CSCL Globe» Chinese company China Shipping Line. The ship is relatively new. It was launched in early 2015 According Novate.ru, at full load «CSCL Globe» can accommodate 19,100 standard containers.
4. «Allure of the Seas»
Length: 362 m.
Displacement: 225,000 tons.
«Allure of the Seas» is the largest passenger airliner in history on a par with «Oasis in the Seas» his twin brother for several years. «Allure of the Seas» not just a passenger ship - a true floating city, which can simultaneously accommodate 6,300 passengers and 2,400 crew members. By comparison, the "Titanic" could take on board 2400 passengers, and its length of almost 100 m. Lower. To date, two twin liner lead in the list of most expensive tickets.
5. «Prelude»
Length: 488 m.
Displacement: 600,000 tons.
The world's first plant for the production of liquefied natural gas and at the same time the largest floating structure «Prelude» was put into operation in 2018. On board the vessel could accommodate five full soccer fields or 175 Olympic swimming pools. It is planned that a floating plant for 25 years, will produce and process natural gas from the coast of Australia. Due to the special design of the anchor device. «Prelude» is able to withstand even the most severe storms and still remain in place.
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