세계에서 종류별 가장 큰 선박 17
세계에서 종류별 가장 큰 선박 17
1. The largest sailing ship: "Prussia"
Length: 147 m
Flag: Germany
The five-masted sailing ship, built in Germany in 1902, was the largest of its class in the history of mankind. Despite the fact that "Prussia" was built in the XX century, she was never equipped with any additional engines. The ship's fate was short-lived. The vessel was lost on its 14th voyage in 1910 when it collided with the British steamer Brighton.
2. Largest yacht: "Azzam"
Length: 180 m
Flag: Germany
The largest yacht in the world today belongs to the President of the United Arab Emirates, Khalif Ibn Zayed Al Nahyan. A private ship was built at a German shipyard. The yacht is registered in the European Union. This expensive curiosity has been floating on the seas and oceans since 2013.
3. Largest cruise ship: Symphony of the Seas
Length: 362.5 m
Flag: Bahamas
Symphony of the Seas is the largest cruise ship as of 2021. The ship was built by an American company. The Symphony was launched in 2018. As you might guess, the ship is engaged in the transportation of passengers. De facto, the ship belongs to the United States, although it sails under the flag of the Bahamas.
4. Largest ferry: "Stena Britannica"
Length: 240 m
Flag: Great Britain
Although it belongs to Great Britain, the largest ferry for transporting passengers was not built in the lands of the "mistress of the seas". The ship was created at the Dutch shipyards in 2008. In fact, not one Stena was created in the Netherlands, but several at once. Only in the fleet of Her Majesty there are two such ferries at once.
5. Largest tanker: "Knock Nevis"
Length: 458.5 m
Flag: Norway
The largest single-hull tanker on the planet Earth has long been the Norwegian ship Knock Nevis, which has long been operated by the Indian merchant fleet. To date, Nevis has already been disposed of. The ship was built back in 1976. Today such supertankers are not very popular.
6. Largest dry cargo ship: "Vale Brasil"
Length: 362 m
Flag: Brazil
The largest bulk carrier (bulk carrier) today remains the creation of South Korean shipbuilders. Due to its truly gigantic size, "Vale Brasil" can call only a few ports in the world located in China, Brazil and a number of European countries.
7. Largest container ship: "CSCL Globe"
Length: 400 m
Flag: Hong Kong
It will be difficult to find a container ship larger than this one. The unique vessel was launched in 2014. It was built at shipyards in Hong Kong. He is also the main and only user of the container ship. There are vessels equal in length to the CSCL Globe, but there is no one equal to it in terms of carrying capacity.
8. The largest gas carrier: "Q-Max"
Length: 345 m
Flag: Qatar
You need to transport not only dry cargo, liquids and containers, but also gas. To date, the largest LNG carrier has been built in Qatar. Due to its size, the tanker is unable to pass through the Panama Canal. In reality, the Q-Max is not one single vessel, but a whole family. In total, from 2008 to 2010, 14 of these were built.
9. Largest catamaran: "HSS 1500 Stena Explorer"
Length: 126.6 m
Flag: England
The largest catamaran for transporting passengers today belongs to Great Britain and sails under the flag of England. The ship was built at Swedish shipyards. The vessel for high-speed movement on water was launched back in 1996.
10. The largest tug: "Fotiy Krylov"
Length: 98.8 m
Flag: Russia
Soviet-made ocean rescue tug was launched in 1989. The ship was built by order of the USSR Navy. For almost 10 years, "Krylov" was listed in the Guinness Book of Records also as the most powerful vessel in terms of its tractive power, which was 291 tons. This allowed the tug to haul vessels of 250 thousand tons at 8-point waves.
11. The largest icebreaker: "Arktika"
Length: 173.3 m
Flag: Russia
Project 22220 nuclear icebreaker is the largest in the world today. The ship "Arctic" is the lead ship in the project and only the first of many. The ship was launched in 2016. The ship was built by a shipyard in St. Petersburg. "Arktika" is capable of breaking ice up to 2.8 meters thick.
12. Largest battleship: USS Missouri
Length: 270.4 m
Flag: USA
Missouri is no longer part of the US Navy today. Nevertheless, the battleship's record has not been broken to this day (and hardly ever will be). The ship was launched at the final stage of World War II in 1944. The Missouri was built in just 4 years.
13. Largest aircraft carrier: USS "Enterprise"
Length: 342.3 m
Flag: USA
The Enterprise holds not only the title of the largest aircraft carrier in the world, but also the title of the first aircraft carrier with a nuclear power plant. To date, the warship has been withdrawn from the fleet. Served the Enterprise for American Democracy from 1961 to 2012. Its aircraft deck was capable of holding up to 90 aircraft and helicopters.
14. Largest reconnaissance vessel: "Ural"
Length: 265 m
Flag: Russia
The largest "all-seeing eye" was built in the Soviet Union. The nuclear powered vessel Ural was used to intercept radio communications in the NATO area of operation. The USSR had several similar ships. In 2001, the Ural was withdrawn from the fleet, and in 2008 it was sent for disposal.
15. The largest research vessel: "Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin"
Length: 231.6 m
Flag: Ukraine
The largest research vessel was also built in the Soviet Union. In fact, it was a floating group of the Space Mission Control Center. They built "Gagarin" in Leningrad. They launched it in 1971. After the collapse of the USSR, the ship went to Ukraine, but in 1991 it was withdrawn from the fleet as unnecessary and disposed of in 1996.
16. Largest floating crane: "Pioneering Spirit"
Length: 382 m
Flag: Malta
This stunning pipe stacker and floating crane was built by a Swiss business in a Dutch shipyard. The ship was launched in 2013. The unique crane took part in construction work on such well-known infrastructure projects as Turkish Stream and Nord Stream 2.
17. Largest floating factory: Prelude FLNG
Length: 488 m
Flag: Australia
Another creation of South Korean shipbuilders engaged in the extraction and processing of liquefied gas. The ship operates in the Pacific Ocean and today is the largest ship in the history of mankind. The Prelude FLNG can only move with the help of other vessels.