The largest passenger ship in the world: history and modernity. Are there ships bigger than the Titanic? A ship bigger than the Titanic
People are always interested in what is superior to other similar objects in their strength, size, qualities, etc. This is why it exists, to celebrate the most outstanding objects, phenomena, people, etc.
1. Today Knock Nevis- most big ship in the world.
This tanker is designed to transport fuel.
Its length is almost 459 m and its width is 24 m.
The vessel's displacement is 565 thousand tons.
The ship was originally built for a Greek customer. But he didn't receive it.
After that, it was bought at auction by a Hong Kong company.
But in 1991 it was sold again; the new owner purchased it for $39 million.
This supertanker is included in the Guinness Book of Records.
With its impressive parameters, the vessel looks really powerful, and it is also painted in a spectacular red color. 
2. The largest cruise ship is considered to be “Allure of the Seas"(charm of the seas).
It was put into operation in 2010 and is still in operation today.
The average cost of such airliners is from 500 to 800 million dollars
Its dimensions: length - 362 m, width - 66 m, height - 72 m. displacement - 225 thousand tons.
The liner has 17 decks, about 2,700 cabins, which can accommodate about 6,400 passengers.
By the way, he has a twin brother “Oasis”, who is only 5 cm smaller than him, but in terms of characteristics they are the same.
It is a city in the middle of the ocean with everything you need for a great luxury vacation.
There are boutiques, restaurants, theaters, swimming pools (see: ), cinemas and solariums.
There are VIP cabins here, total area which range from 50 to 150 sq. m.
3. This is not the best big airliner, but unlike the previous ones, it is very famous - “Queen Mary 2”.
It was built in France in 2003 and at that time was the largest cruise ship in the world, the dimensions of which are as follows: length - 345 meters, width - 41, height - 71 m. Capacity 2600 people
The ship also has all kinds of recreational facilities, personal care, shops, a library, a ballroom, a planetarium, 4, etc.
The ship was named after the liner "Queen Mary", which received its name in honor of the wife of the English King George 5 - Mary of Teck.
"Queen Mary" became the most big liner who traveled around the world.
This happened in 2007. The cruise, which started and ended in the port of Fort Lauderdale (Florida), lasted 81 days.
Size comparison with: man, bus, plane and Titanic. 
4. Disney Dream Cruise Ship , the length of which is 340 m. Capacity 3950 people
5. — length 333 meters.
6. Norwegian Epic — length 325.5 meters
7. - length 317 m.
8. — 311 m. Capacity about 3500 passengers
9. — 306 meters
10. Princess Diamond — 290 m. Passenger capacity 2600 people
These were the most big ships worlds that are beautiful not only on the outside, but also on the inside.
But time will tell what kind of ships will be sailing the seas and oceans in 10-20 years.
Construction of the vessel lasted two and a half years. A couple of days later, Harmony of the Seas arrived in Southampton, England, to set off on its maiden voyage to Rotterdam.
"Harmony...", like other ships of the company (all of them have the prefix "... of the seas" in their names), will sail under the Bahamian flag and have a home port of Nassau. The ship will be based in Barcelona.
Many times larger than the Titanic
The dimensions of “Harmony...” are amazing: 362 meters in length (longer Eiffel Tower), 18 decks, displacement - over 200 thousand tons! Being one hundred meters longer than the infamous Titanic, it is almost five times larger in volume.
City by the sea
The ship can accommodate up to 9 thousand passengers and crew members, a real floating city! There are even Helipad.
Larger than any ship that has ever been to sea
The size of the ocean monster is amazing even when compared with the previous generation of marine record holders - Quantum class vessels of the same company.
Preparing for the big swim
A couple of days after leaving the shipyard in San Nazaire, the ship reached the resort of Southampton. After some adjustment work, the vessel was brought back to normal operation.
Safety
Taking into account more than a century of experience sea cruises, and especially the sad fate of the Costa Concordia ship in 2012, the liner was brought to a state of maximum alert for incidents. The crew is carefully selected, exercises are regularly conducted, and the number of places in life-saving equipment exceeds the number of people on board.
Crew
The ship's first crew will consist of 2,100 people from 77 different countries.
Passengers
“Harmony of the Seas” will accommodate up to 6,780 passengers. Despite its respectability, the ship is designed for passengers of different incomes; the owner company offers very affordable prices for cruises, and there are a number of promotional offers. More than 60% of ship guests are visiting Royal Caribbean International ships for the first time.
Entertainment for every taste
Like other cruise ships, Harmony of the Seas has on board all possible types of entertainment for tourists. The ship will have five-star restaurants, a casino, a theater, an ice skating rink, and more. There will even be a chapel with a Catholic priest.
Floating park
But this was not enough: the ship has a real park the size of a football field! In addition to 52 trees and 48 grape bushes, it will contain more than 10 thousand plants.
Price
The cost of building the ship exceeded one billion dollars, but, as the experience of the cruise business shows, this investment will pay off, and within a few years a cruise ship will begin to generate income.
Good luck!
Video review of Harmony of the Seas:
After a trial four-day cruise, the ship will relocate to the Western Mediterranean and will sail to resorts in Spain, Italy and France on various routes. Let's wish “Harmony of the Seas” a fair wind!
These huge monsters walk the seas and fly in the sky. They weigh hundreds of tons, cost hundreds of millions of dollars, and some of them are almost half a kilometer long.
Container ship Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller
The world's largest container ship Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller set out on its maiden voyage on July 15, 2013.
Its length is 400 meters, width - 59 meters, capacity - 18,000 containers, carrying capacity - 165 thousand tons.
The world's first floating plant
Company Royal Dutch Shell has begun building the world's first floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant. The plant will be located at the Prelude field off the coast of Australia, and after its production it will be able to move to another field. According to expert estimates, the cost of building the world's first floating LNG plant could be up to $5 billion 600,000 tons, almost half a kilometer in length (488 meters) - this giant will displace six times more water than the largest aircraft carrier.
Semi-submersible vessel Dockwise Vanguard
Dockwise Vanguard is the largest and most innovative semi-submersible vessel in history. It is 275 m long and 70 m (230 ft) wide. Loading capacity reaches 110 thousand tons.
The vessel was developed by Dockwise for the transport of dry cargo and for use as a dry dock.
By the way, it will be used to remove the wreckage of the Costa Concordia from the Italian island of Giglio.
Nimitz-class aircraft carriers
Nimitz class aircraft carriers - type American aircraft carriers with nuclear power plant. The Nimitz aircraft carriers, with a maximum displacement of up to 106 thousand tons, are the largest warships in the world.
They are designed to operate as part of carrier strike groups and engage large surface targets, provide air defense for naval formations, and also for conducting air operations.
The lead ship of the series has a length of 333 meters, a displacement of 106,000 tons, as well as 2 nuclear reactors and a power of 260,000 hp.
Longest passenger aircraft
Boeing 747-8 is a double-deck passenger aircraft developed by by Boeing. Announced in 2005, the airliner is a new generation of the famous Boeing 747 series with a stretched fuselage, redesigned wing and improved cost efficiency.
The 747-8 is the largest commercial aircraft built in the United States, as well as the longest passenger aircraft in the world, exceeding the length of the Airbus A340-600 by almost a meter.
The cost of one aircraft is 250 million dollars, length is 76.4 meters. The first commercial owner of the passenger version was the German Lufthansa on April 25, 2012.
The largest passenger aircraft in the world
The Airbus A380 is a double-deck four-engine jet passenger aircraft created by Airbus S.A.S. - the largest serial airliner in the world (height - 24.08 meters, length - 72.75 meters, wingspan - 79.75 meters).
The maximum take-off weight is 560 tons (the weight of the aircraft itself is 280 tons). Today, the A380 is also the largest passenger airliner in the world.
In standard configuration, it seats 525 passengers, which is almost 100 people more than the next largest competitor, the Boeing 747. The cost of one aircraft is $389.9 million.
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is an American strategic military transport aircraft. Currently, aircraft of this type are in service with the US Air Force and six other countries.
The maximum take-off weight is 265 tons (the weight of the aircraft itself is 122 tons).
The cost of one aircraft is $316 million.
Yamato - the largest battleship in history
All information on the Yamato type of battleship was so classified that the true characteristics of these ships became known to Japan's enemies only after the war.
The length of the battleship is 263 meters, width is 39 meters, displacement is 73 thousand tons. The huge displacement allowed the designers to equip the Yamato-class battleships with the largest modern history guns of 460 mm caliber. They gave the ships exceptional firepower.
Currently, the giant rests on the ocean floor near south island Kyushu, Japan.
An-225 "Mriya"
The An-225 is the heaviest cargo-lifting aircraft ever taken into the air. The only aircraft superior to the An-225 in terms of wingspan is the Hughes H-4 Hercules, which belongs to the class of flying boats and flew only once in 1947
The empty weight of the aircraft is 250 tons, the maximum take-off weight is 640 tons. "Mriya" is a record holder for the weight of cargo transported: commercial - 247 tons, commercial monocargo - 187.6 tons, and an absolute record for carrying capacity - 253.8 tons. In total, this aircraft holds about 250 world records.
Currently, one copy is in flight condition and is operated by the Ukrainian company Antonov Airlines.
Supertanker Knock Nevis - the largest ship in the world
Its dimensions were: 458.45 meters long and 69 meters wide, which made it the largest ship in the world.
Built in 1976, in last years used as a floating oil storage facility, then delivered to Alang (India), where it was disposed of in 2010. One of the giant's 36-ton anchors was preserved and is now on display Maritime Museum in Hong Kong.
The largest cruise ship in the world
Allure of the Seas is the second Oasis class cruise ship owned by Allure of the Seas Inc. It was built in 2010. Along with its sister ship, Oasis of the Seas is the largest passenger ship in the world as of November 2010: both cruise ships are approximately 360 m long (depending on temperature), with Allure of the Seas being 5 cm longer than its sister.
This is a real floating city. Crew - 2,100 people, number of passengers - 6,400.
Against the background of this giant, the famous Titanic will seem “baby”: the length of the Titanic is 269 meters versus 360 meters for the Allure of the Seas. The displacement of the Titanic was 52 tons, that of the Allure of the Seas was 225 tons.
The tragic story of the Titanic has become so iconic that the image of this ship will now be referred to endlessly. The other day I noticed a whole series of posts on LiveJournal dedicated to the 101st anniversary of the disaster. However, I was much more interested in the post of one of my friends: Compare the Titanic with...
Since it is very voluminous, I decided to make a small “squeeze” out of it. Those who are especially interested can look at the original at the link (lots of pictures and books).
This is how you can roughly compare the legendary Titanic with modern airliner. What is this modern ship? Some call it the largest liner in the world. However, we know that the largest liner in the world is Oasis of the Seas and it is 361 meters long. What do we read about this giant? Somewhere 362 meters, somewhere 361, and somewhere 360 meters. Do you know how this is explained? Here's how: along with the twin ship Oasis of the Seas is the largest passenger ship in the world as of November 2010: the length of both cruise ships is about 360 m (depending on temperature), and Allure of the Seas 5 cm longer than her sister.
Well, the designers, well, they probably would have made a couple of meters! In general, we will assume that this ship is one of the largest in the world.
"Allure of the Seas" and "Titanic":
Here's another comparison: 
Commissioned at the end of 2010, it is weleven-deck vessel weighing 225,282 tons can accommodate 5,400 passengers, who will be accommodated in 2,700 cabins
« Allure of the Seas" is divided into seven thematic areas, which include: Central Park, Boardwalk, Royal Promenade, Pool and Sports Zone, Vitality Sea Spa and Fitness Center, Entertainment Place and Youth Zone.
A few pictures of the Allure of the Seas liner:
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The largest and most famous for tragic events passenger ship in the world - this Titanic. Everyone knows the unfortunate story of this greatest achievement of the 20th century. The ship was launched in 1911. During its first voyage, it collided with Atlantic Ocean with an iceberg and sank. , weighing 163 thousand tons, took about one and a half thousand lives with it to the bottom. Only 700 people were saved; they were picked up by a passing ship.
After the Titanic incident, the level of safety on all liners increased. All engineers and designers involved in the construction of passenger ships began to attach paramount importance to the conditions for ensuring safety human lives. As you know, one of the reasons for the mass loss of life was the lack of a sufficient number of spare boats on the ship.
The best ships of the 21st century: top 5
The title of “The largest passenger ship in the world” passes from one ship to another every year - the rating is constantly changing. Ship models are constantly being improved, new requirements are being established at the local and international level, and high tech. In this regard, it is possible that in the near future new names of sea giants will be added to the list.
