Largest Ship in the World

Michael · 05-18-2007, 11:06 PM

Well, I guess I finally took the time to post something like this. I am fascinated with many things such as airplanes, cars, and ships. One thing that led me to post this thread was the discovery of the largest ship in the world. I always knew that the largest ship would be an Oil Tanker. However, I never thought it would be that big. Being a fan of Cruise Ship's I understand how big ships can get. Nevertheless, this thing is big.

The biggest ships in the world is apparently the Knock Nevis

I think it is no longer in service, but the ship itself is huge. It displaces 564,763 tons. That is way more than the upcoming mega ship that Royal Caribbean is going to build that will come in at around 220,000.

Take a look at some of these pictures. If you can find more of it I would be appreciative if they were to be posted.

To me thinking about something this big is just incredible and scary. I would not want to be close to this ship if I was in the water.

Yannis · 05-18-2007, 11:27 PM

Great post Michael.

More details about the ship from wikipedia. She is 458 metres
long!!!

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Mirage77 · 05-19-2007, 03:50 AM

Holy mother. Thanks for the post Michael.

dOmInIX · 05-19-2007, 04:16 AM

Yea, I've seen that. It is unbelievable.
Though, it must be a big challenge to engineers to build such a big ship, there are so many things to pay attention to and not to screw up.

Mirage77 · 05-19-2007, 04:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Yannis

Great post Michael.

More details about the ship from wikipedia. She is 458 metres
long!!!

- ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Thanks for the history. Boy, and I thought the Queen Mary was big.

cawimmer430 · 05-19-2007, 05:45 AM

Imagine the high quality steel and welding techniques needed to keep this ship together on the rough seas and in general.

Giannis · 05-19-2007, 06:18 AM

Wow, this is really big! I wonder how much time you want to get from the one end to the other!

888 · 05-19-2007, 08:17 AM

now some russian taycoon will buy and make private yacht for 16 people with 450 stuff members, well he will have space to garage all his cars and airplanes and smaller boats too

audi_rudy · 05-19-2007, 08:47 AM

Holy crap that thing is huge. These huge tankers may appear to be moving slow but they haul. I would know i was once sailing a small boat and i almost got run over because i couldnt get out of its way fast enough in heavy winds

Wonder how fast this thing can go, it sure is a technological feat.

Michael · 05-19-2007, 09:24 AM

It is very hard to have one of these big boys come to a complete stop.

The one thing that fascinates me is that this ship is so big, how can the flexing that is caused by the ocean be maintained. The ship itself flexes.

05-18-2007, 11:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
Michael Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 3,248 Thanks: 247 Thanked 340 Times in 205 Posts	Largest Ship in the World Well, I guess I finally took the time to post something like this. I am fascinated with many things such as airplanes, cars, and ships. One thing that led me to post this thread was the discovery of the largest ship in the world. I always knew that the largest ship would be an Oil Tanker. However, I never thought it would be that big. Being a fan of Cruise Ship's I understand how big ships can get. Nevertheless, this thing is big. The biggest ships in the world is apparently the Knock Nevis I think it is no longer in service, but the ship itself is huge. It displaces 564,763 tons. That is way more than the upcoming mega ship that Royal Caribbean is going to build that will come in at around 220,000. Take a look at some of these pictures. If you can find more of it I would be appreciative if they were to be posted. To me thinking about something this big is just incredible and scary. I would not want to be close to this ship if I was in the water.

05-18-2007, 11:27 PM	#2 (permalink)
Yannis Philosopher Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 7,198 My Mood: Thanks: 1,243 Thanked 1,231 Times in 703 Posts	Re: Largest Ship in the World Great post Michael. More details about the ship from wikipedia. She is 458 metres long!!! - ONLY REGISTERED AND ACTIVATED USERS CAN SEE ALL LINKS - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

05-19-2007, 03:50 AM	#3 (permalink)
Mirage77 The Doughnutman. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 5,438 Thanks: 1,473 Thanked 1,225 Times in 722 Posts	Re: Largest Ship in the World Holy mother. Thanks for the post Michael.

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dOmInIX Devotee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Croatia Posts: 2,683 My Mood: Thanks: 358 Thanked 407 Times in 224 Posts	Re: Largest Ship in the World Yea, I've seen that. It is unbelievable. Though, it must be a big challenge to engineers to build such a big ship, there are so many things to pay attention to and not to screw up.

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cawimmer430 Contributor Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Mühldorf am Inn, Germany Posts: 6,256 Thanks: 2,385 Thanked 1,759 Times in 835 Posts	Re: Largest Ship in the World Imagine the high quality steel and welding techniques needed to keep this ship together on the rough seas and in general.

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Giannis Devotee Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Patra, Greece Posts: 3,489 Thanks: 140 Thanked 217 Times in 165 Posts	Re: Largest Ship in the World Wow, this is really big! I wonder how much time you want to get from the one end to the other!

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888 Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 398 Thanks: 109 Thanked 63 Times in 36 Posts	Re: Largest Ship in the World now some russian taycoon will buy and make private yacht for 16 people with 450 stuff members, well he will have space to garage all his cars and airplanes and smaller boats too

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audi_rudy Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Rhode island, USA Posts: 1,559 Thanks: 108 Thanked 97 Times in 80 Posts	Re: Largest Ship in the World Holy crap that thing is huge. These huge tankers may appear to be moving slow but they haul. I would know i was once sailing a small boat and i almost got run over because i couldnt get out of its way fast enough in heavy winds Wonder how fast this thing can go, it sure is a technological feat.

05-19-2007, 09:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
Michael Super Moderator Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 3,248 Thanks: 247 Thanked 340 Times in 205 Posts	Re: Largest Ship in the World It is very hard to have one of these big boys come to a complete stop. The one thing that fascinates me is that this ship is so big, how can the flexing that is caused by the ocean be maintained. The ship itself flexes.

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