The widest ship in the world. The largest cruise ships

For a long time the most big ship The legendary Titanik with a length of 309 meters and a tragic fate was considered on the planet. The largest modern ship surpassed the Titanik by more than 100 meters, making contemporaries gasp with delight.

The largest non-military ship on the planet

The largest ship in the world is undoubtedly the tanker Knock Nevis, owned by Norway. The history of this ship is truly unique, because it was built back in 1979, and then it was first launched. Due to its enormous size, the ship could not be called maneuverable, and by the mid-80s its condition left much to be desired.

In 1986, during the 1986 Iran-Iraq War, the tanker was attacked and sunk. Its restoration began only in 1989, and a lot of money was spent on returning the tanker to its former gigantic size. From the start of her new life in 1989 until her dismantling in 2010, the ship changed its name several times, and even its dimensions varied slightly.

In 2010, it was decided to scrap the ship, since the huge costs of fuel were not recouped even by the massive volume of cargo transported.

The width of the vessel itself was 68.8 meters, and the maximum speed of this ship was 13 knots. The ship itself was designed for a crew of forty people, and the stopping distance of the tanker was more than twenty kilometers.

Other large vessels

The Maersk Mc–Kinney Moller is rightfully considered the largest vessel still in operation. The length of the ship designed to transport containers is 399 meters. The width of the vessel itself is 59 meters, and it is capable of speeds of up to 23 knots.

Despite its incredible size, the ship does not negative influence on environment. Thanks to modern technologies, the ship's owners managed to reduce carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere as a result of the ship's operation by 50%.

Another vessel designed to transport containers is the CMA CGM Jules Verne. The ship belongs to France and is moored in the port of Marseille. The ship received its name in honor of the famous writer Jules Verne. The size of the container ship is 396 meters and the width is 54 meters.

The ship left South Korea on its first voyage in 2013, and is now actively exploited for the development of French industry. The ship itself has a crew of 26 people, and the maximum speed of the ship is 22.5 knots. French experts have calculated that the size of the vessel is 4 times the length of a standard football field. This ship is considered not only one of the largest, but also the most modern, because innovations and the best modern technologies were used in the construction.

The largest ship designed for transporting passengers and tourism is the Oasis of the Seas. The length of the liner itself is 361 meters and the width is 66 meters. This ship employs 2,100 people who serve the numerous visitors to the liner. Oasis of the Seas is known not only for its size, but also for the highest level of service.

For example, the ship has the largest casino, an ice skating rink, and a park with several thousand plants. Due to the excellent equipment of the ship, Oasis of the Seas is considered one of the best cruise ships in the world. This ship even has its own personal theater, which can simultaneously accommodate 1,380 spectators.

Man has always strived to set records not only in terms of the size of ships, but also in the equipment of each vessel. That is why in modern world There are several ships at once, whose sizes are incredibly huge. These vessels are mainly used for industrial purposes, but the tourism sector is also developing in favor of increasing the size of cruise ships.

Since ancient times, people have traveled the seas, gradually improving their ships. Modern shipbuilding is very developed, and the range of ships has become unusually diverse. But the TOP of the largest ships in the world always attracts special attention, which will be discussed below.

1. Seawise Giant (Knock Nevis)

Deadweight - 564,700 tons.
. Length - 458.5 m.
. Year of construction - 1979.
. Last country of registration: Sierra Leone. Dismantled for scrap.

The largest ship in the world until 2010 was the supertanker Knock Nevis, built in 1975 in the Japanese city of Yokosuka. Before changing several names, it had a simple number 1016. But the cyclopean dimensions actually ruined it - the tanker could not pass through either the Panama or Suez Canal, even in the English Channel it would have run aground, so it could move from ocean to ocean I could only do it in a roundabout way.
During the Iran-Iraq War of 1988, it was hit by an Iraqi missile and seriously damaged. As a result, the supertanker sank in the Persian Gulf offshore. After the end of the conflict, it was raised from the bottom and towed to Singapore, where they were able to restore it in 1991, giving it a new “optimistic” name, “The Happy Giant.” But no one needed it as a tanker, so it began to serve as a floating oil storage facility. Finally, in 2009, the “lucky one” was sent on his last journey to the Indian shores, where next year it was cut into scrap metal.

2. Pierre Guillaumat

Deadweight - 555,000 tons.
. Length - 414.2 m.
. Year of construction - 1977.
. Last country of registration: France. Cut into scrap metal.

In the family of twin ships of the Batillus series, this supertanker is the largest in terms of deadweight. It was built at French shipyards, worked for only about 5 years, after which it was mercilessly sent in 1983 to South Korea, where it was turned into scrap metal. The rest of his brothers from the same series shared his fate. The reasons for such an inglorious death in all cases were the same problems with the impossibility of passing through the Suez and Panama Canals.

3. Esso Atlantic

Deadweight - 516,900 tons.
. Length - 406.5 m.
. Year of construction - 1977.
. Last country of registration: Liberia. Cut into scrap metal.

At one time, this oil supertanker was also a deadweight champion. It was built in Japan, and made its first commercial route from Liberia, Africa, where the owner company Esso Tankers registered it under the Liberian flag. Most often, the tanker transported oil from the Middle East to Europe. But in 2002, the end came for him too - in Pakistan he was cut into scrap metal. He had practically a sister ship, the Esso Pacific, but, despite the “Pacific” name, it was smaller than its “Atlantic brother.”

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4. Emma Maersk

Deadweight - 156,900 tons.
. Length - 397 m.
. Year of construction - 2006.
. Last country of registration: Denmark. Still in use.

This is the first vessel of eight identical E-class container ships built by the Danish holding Moller-Maersk Group. At the time of her maiden voyage in 2006, she was the world's largest floating vessel. Emma Maersk transports a variety of cargo between Asia and America, passing through the Suez Canal and the Strait of Gibraltar.
This ship does not have a very successful history - when its construction was already being completed, a fire broke out on the upper deck, which seriously damaged the brand new ship. Repairs were needed, which were done quickly. In 2013, a new misfortune occurred - right in the middle of the Suez Canal, one of the power plants of the dry cargo ship broke down, as a result of which it lost control. Fortunately, both the ship and the canal remained intact.
Europeans do not favor the giant for its use of sulfur-rich fuel. Like many giant ships, Emma does not fit into the Panama Canal, so the Pacific Ocean is closed to her (you can’t sail around Cape Horn there!).

5.TI Class

Deadweight - 441,600 tons.
. Length - 380 m.
. Year of construction - 2003.
. Last country of registration: Belgium. Still in use.

This double-hulled vessel had the largest deadweight and gross tonnage of its time. A total of four completely identical vessels were built: two “TI Africa” and “TI Oceania” under the flag of the Marshall Islands, “TI Europe” under the Belgian flag and “TI Asia”. But in 2010, floating terminal platforms were made from “Asia” and “Africa” for storing and loading petroleum products, and since then they have been laid up near one of the Qatari offshore oil fields.

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6. Vale Sohar

Deadweight - 400 300 tons.
. Length - 362 m.
. Year of construction - 2012.
. Last country of registration: Marshall Islands. Still in use.

This vessel, one of the largest bulk carriers, is owned by the Vale mining company from Brazil. It transports ore mined in Brazil to the United States. In total, 40 huge dry cargo ships ply along this route, the deadweight of which is in the range of 380-400 thousand tons. Sohar is the largest ship among them.

7.Allure of the Seas

Deadweight - 19,750 tons.
. Length - 362 m.
. Year of construction - 2008.
. Last country of registration: Bahamas. Still in use.

This ship is from the Oasis class of cruise ships, consisting of two twins (the second is Oasis in the Seas), occupying leading place for its type of ships in the world. They say that “Allure” is still 5 cm longer than “Oasis”, which is why it is presented here. This giant is capable of carrying 6,296 passengers and 2,384 crew members. There are countless types of entertainment offered on board; this floating city has a golf course and an ice skating rink, a bunch of bars and shops, and even a park with exotic plants.

8.Queen Mary II

Deadweight - 19,200 tons.
. Length - 345 m.
. Year of construction - 2002.
. Last country of registration: Bermuda. Still in use.

This beautiful transatlantic cruise ship is one of the world's largest passenger liners. It is capable of transporting 2,620 passengers from the Old to the New World or back with maximum comfort. It was designed and built by the French company "Chantiers del" Atlantique. On board there is a theater, a casino, 15 restaurants and the only planetarium on ships.

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9.Mozah

Deadweight - 128,900 tons.
. Length - 345 m.
. Year of construction - 2007.
. Last country of registration: Qatar. Still in use.

This vessel opens a new family of tankers of the Q-Max series, which specialize in the transportation of liquefied natural gas, mined in fields off the coast of Qatar. It was designed and built in South Korea. A total of 14 tankers from this series are currently in operation.

10. USS Enterprise (CVN-65)

Length - 342 m.
. Year of construction - 1960.
. Last country of registration: USA. The aircraft carrier has been decommissioned.

It is America's largest nuclear-powered strike aircraft carrier and the first to be nuclear-powered. It began operating in 1961. A series of six similar hulks was planned, but only the Enterprise was built. Its cost amounted to an incredible 451 million dollars, so even the bottomless US budget could not afford such expenses. In terms of length, it is the largest warship in the world. Having refueled once with nuclear fuel, the aircraft carrier acquired autonomy for 13 years of active service and could travel a million nautical miles during this time. In February 2017, the Enterprise was sent into honorable retirement - this was the first send-off for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the American Navy.

People are very curious by nature, they want to know what innovations and miracles he has created. ordinary person in some area of ​​life. The tallest ship in the world is a mesmerizing sight and is rightfully considered the charm of the seas. What is it like and why does it fascinate vacationers?

Description of the tallest ship

"Allure of the Seas" considered the tallest ship on Earth, its height is 72 meters (measured from keel to top point pipes). Other dimensions besides height:

• 362 meters – length;
• 66 meters – width;
• 255 thousand tons - displacement.

The ship was built in 2010 in the country of Finland. The owner company is located in South Korea. It was the largest liner in all respects until the sister ship Harmony of the Seas appeared. But the height of “Harmony of the Seas” is lower and equal to 70 meters. Therefore, the highest liner remains “Allure of the Seas”.

From 2010 to today ship in operation. The crew is 2100 people. The number of passengers on the liner varies from 5400 to 6400. The average price of Oasis class liners is $500-800 million.

History of the ship

In March 2007, the American shipping company signed a contract for the construction of the 2nd Oasis class liner with a Finnish shipbuilding company. A lot has changed compared to the previous ship of this class:

• lifeboats and life jackets were moved towards the stern;
• several times more cutoffs were installed in order to prevent damage to the vessel during a storm;
• improved cabins;
• They built many entertainment centers, clubs, bars and other complexes.

The ship was christened in 2010. His 1st flight was completely free. The amazing Fiona from the cartoon “Shrek” became the godmother of the ship. The ceremony took place in the theater on board the ship, where about three and a half thousand people gathered.

The ship boasts seventeen decks and 2.7 thousand cabins. This is a city in the middle of the ocean. The ship has everything you need for a perfect holiday on top level: ranging from boutiques, cafeterias, theaters, multifunctional swimming pools, and solariums, ending with VIP cabins with a total area of ​​50-150 square meters.

Numerous entertainments

Relaxing on a ship of this class is the dream of every second inhabitant of the planet. Visitors can soak up the shade under real exotic trees. On board you can ride a huge carousel, swim in the pool and jacuzzi, visit a water park with attractions, try your luck at the casino, go on cool shopping in brand boutiques and shopping centers, put on your best clothes and spend the evening in expensive restaurants or minibars.

For those who want to actively relax, other entertainment will be offered:

• ice rink;
• places to play basketball and volleyball;
• an entertaining golf course;
• bowling alleys;
• surfing in specialized pools;
• impressive climbing walls;
• fitness centers and spas.

Only at the “Charm of the Seas” there is a huge water amphitheater with beautiful fountains, towers and high springboards for diving. One of the many attractions was the indoor theater.

A modern club for connoisseurs of jazz music and humor is also on board. It’s impossible to get used to the fun on a ship, since there is a lot of it: ice shows, circuses, themed performances, theatrical performances.

Passengers will be able to enjoy: Studio B (which hosts culinary demonstrations), an ice skating rink, nightclubs with catchy club music, beauty salons, modern tattoo parlors, photographs taken by a professional photographer, a central park, children's clubs, souvenir shops, an area for children and teenagers, chapel.

Restaurants and cafeterias

It is impossible to be completely indifferent to the ship’s multifaceted menu. Japanese, traditional cuisine, pizzerias, Italian gourmet dishes - this is an incomplete list of what will make breakfast, lunch and dinner not boring and very appetizing.

The cost of some restaurants and cafes on the "Charm of the Seas" is included in the price of the cruise. Main Dining Room is the main restaurant complex, located on three floors. Windjammer Cafe – luxurious buffet. For vegetarians and lovers of light breakfast and lunch, there is the Solarium Bar café.

For an additional fee, you can visit alternative restaurants, where exceptional gourmet cuisine is served with a glass of delicate wine.

Fine dining restaurants on board the ship

150 Central Park is a place where you can try six to eight courses, accompanied by wine.

Italian gourmet cuisine can be enjoyed at Giovanni’s Table.

Chops Grille is a restaurant that serves the most delicious steaks.

You can enjoy the most delicate sushi and traditional Japanese cuisine at Izumi.

You can have a tasty and interesting snack in the elevator bar called Rising Tide Bar. This is an elevator bar that rides between three decks to lively music.

On the liner, every passenger will be able to find something for themselves. People of any income can spend time here and feel like they are in paradise.

For children and teenagers

The ship has playgrounds for young people and kindergartens for children. Specialized attractions are located in all corners of the ship for children of all age categories.

Teenagers can spend personal time:

• in a special area for gymnastic tricks and other entertainment;
• visit the Ocean of Adventures theater;
• learn a lot of new things in the “Laboratory of Sciences”;
• in lessons on creating wonderful jewelry, albums and other hand-made crafts.

Many people like to travel with their families and small children are not a hindrance. The ship has several programs that will make your vacation enjoyable and unforgettable. Qualified teachers and counselors will work with the kids. Children are divided into 7 groups:

>6-18 month old children will attend a group called Aquababies. Thanks to this program, the child will develop different skills and abilities and will be able to quickly adapt to a new environment.

Children aged 18-36 months will be sent to the Aquababies group. The program will help your child explore the outside world through educational games and techniques.

Girls and boys from 3 to 5 years old need to study in the Aquanauts group. The program is designed for music lessons, children's role playing games, masquerades and carnivals.

From 6 to 8 years old, young inventors will attend the Explorers group. The program is aimed at developing talents, holding various competitions and tournaments.

9-11 year old children will become Sailors. Evening film screenings, karaoke, and a fabulous ball with sweets, ice cream and pizza await them.

Children from 12 to 14 years old will be included in the Navigators group. This is a program where children play most of the time in the pool and living room under the supervision of responsible leaders.

Teenagers from 15 to 17 years old will join the Teenagers group. Boys and girls will have lunch with peers, play interactive games, have themed evenings, and have fun at the disco. Moreover, parents are not allowed to attend dances, and teenagers may distance themselves a little from parental care.

Incidents on the liner

Many tourists and passengers are interested in whether there were any unpleasant incidents that you need to know about in advance before purchasing a cruise ticket. There was only one incident: in 2012, a small fire started in the engine room, which was immediately eliminated. The ship's automated fire-fighting system dealt with the flames. No one was injured due to the fire, and the ship continued along its intended route.

Anyone who decides to visit the “Charm of the Seas” deck will never forget such beauty and variety of shops, restaurants, and places to relax. The ship is like a separate republic, surrounded by seas and oceans, there are no problems or worries. This is peace and reconnection with yourself.

Since ancient times, for a person the ability to swim like a fish was no less desirable than the ability to fly like a bird. What the body given by nature cannot do, the machines we built helped to accomplish. From the fragile boats of antiquity, humanity has grown to create huge cities on the water. The largest of them amaze even modern people accustomed to the achievements of progress with their combination of power and beauty.

The largest ships in the world: selection criteria

To name the biggest ship, there are at least two criteria: dimensions (length and width) and displacement (essentially the volume of the underwater part of the ship).

In addition, to determine the winner in individual categories, his ability to fulfill his main task is decisive. For a passenger ship this is the number of passengers it can take on board and the number of cabins, for a dry cargo ship or tanker - the weight of the cargo carried, for a container ship - the number of containers.

Sailboats and steamships

Before moving on to modern record holders, let's remember their predecessors, those who plied the seas driven by the power of wind and steam.

The biggest sailing ship, ever left the stocks is the French barque France II. The ship had a displacement of almost 11 tons and a length of 146 meters. For only ten years - from 1912 to 1922 - it carried out regular cargo transportation, until the sailing ship, which ran aground off the coast of New Caledonia, was abandoned by its owners. The ship was finally destroyed in 1944 during a bombing.

The greatest steamship in history is the Great Eastern, launched in 1857. Its length is 211 meters, and its displacement is 22.5 thousand tons. The ship was driven by two wheels and one propeller, but could also sail. The main purpose of the vessel is passenger transportation; the Great Eastern could take up to 4,000 people on board. Unfortunately, the age of coal and steam was not kind to such large-scale projects - the operation of Great Eastern turned out to be unprofitable and was discontinued for economic reasons.

Absolute record holder

For many years, the winner in the category “The largest ships in the world” was the tanker Knock Nevis. Built in 1976 in Japan, it has changed names many times and undergone major renovations. The champion acquired its final dimensions in 1981 (under the name Seawise Giant): 458.5 meters long, 68 meters wide with a displacement of 565 thousand tons.

A huge tanker is a piece of equipment that is not so easy to find a use for. Due to its size, the ship had a low speed, a huge stopping distance (more than 10 kilometers!), could not pass through strategic shipping straits and could only moor in a few ports around the world.

See a photo of yourself big ship You can visit any website dedicated to the history of shipbuilding, but this giant has recently belonged to the past, just like sailing ships and steamships. In 2010, the ship, which had not been used for six years, was cut into scrap metal.

Hard-working giants

Like the Seawise Giant, the other largest ships are also cargo ships: tankers, bulk carriers, container ships.

The longest ship currently in use (397 meters) is the container ship Emma Maersk. According to various sources, its side can be lifted from 11 to 14 thousand standard containers. Since the designers were tasked with ensuring the passage of Emma Maersk through the Suez and Panama Canals, the width and draft of the ship were designed to be quite moderate. Therefore, the displacement of such a giant is “only” 157 thousand tons.

And the largest ships in the world in terms of displacement are four Hellespont supertankers. Although the length of each of them is 17 meters less than that of the leader among container ships, the displacement is one and a half times greater - 234 thousand tons.

The ore carriers of the Brazilian company Vale are not too inferior to them. The largest of them - Vale Sohar - has a displacement of about 200 thousand tons and a length of 360 meters. The maximum cargo that this giant is able to transport is 400 thousand tons.

Cruise beauties

Although passenger ships are not as large as cargo ships, they make an indelible impression. A cruise ship is not a means of transportation, but a luxury vacation destination. Large size The ship here serves not so much as an opportunity to accommodate as many passengers as possible on board, but rather to create all imaginable comfort that would satisfy the most demanding public.

The largest passenger ships are many times larger than the Titanic, which once seemed incredible. The pair of twin ships Allure of the Seas and Oasis in the Seas are unparalleled in size. 362 meters in length and 225 thousand tons of displacement - figures comparable to the largest cargo ships. Each of the liners can comfortably accommodate 6,400 passengers. In addition, 2,100 personnel serve on board (this is against several dozen sailors serving tankers and dry cargo ships).

Allure of the Seas or Oasis in the Seas offers shops, casinos, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, a fitness center, volleyball and basketball courts, a sauna and swimming pools. There is even a park with real trees and grass.

Storm of the seas

You cannot ignore the largest warships. These are now aircraft carriers. And this is understandable: no matter how hard aviation engineers work to reduce the take-off mileage of aircraft, the “winged sailors” still need a rather large path to take off.

In the period before World War II, the most powerful maritime powers built especially large warships - battleships. The largest of them is the flagship of the Japanese fleet, Yamato. 263 meters long, 40 wide, with a crew of 2,500 sailors - the battleship seemed simply invulnerable. However, the ship, launched in 1940, was sunk shortly before Japan's surrender.

The development of anti-submarine weapons has made such ships too easy a target. The ships laid down in those years were still in service (for example, the American battleships of the Iowa project), but the main focus was on post-war period was made for aircraft-carrying ships.

The largest naval ship of all time was the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. Its length is 342 meters, width - 78 meters. The ship carried up to 90 aircraft (planes and helicopters), which served 1,800 people. The total crew size is 3,000 sailors. After serving for more than half a century, the Enterprise was retired from service with the United States Navy in 2012. Now its place has been taken by Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, slightly inferior in size to their predecessor - the length of the largest modern aircraft-carrying ships is 333 meters.

The largest ships in Russia

Although Russian-made ships do not occupy the top positions in the ratings of the largest ships in the world, some models have no equal in their categories.

Thus, the flagship of the Russian Northern Fleet, the nuclear-powered missile cruiser "Peter the Great" is the world's largest non-aircraft-carrying combat strike ship. Dimensions of the cruiser: 251 meters - length, 28 meters - width, displacement - 28 thousand tons. Main task: countering enemy aircraft carrier formations.

There is also another record holder in service in the Russian Navy - the Akula submarine (project 941). The length of the boat is 173 meters, the underwater displacement is 48 thousand tons, the crew is 160 people. Submarine equipped with a nuclear reactor and diesel power plants. The main weapons are intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads.

Among civilian ships, we should mention the largest nuclear icebreaker “50 Let Pobedy”, which left the stocks in 1993. Perhaps, knowing what the largest ships in the world are, its 160 meters in length will seem frivolous, but still in its class this ship has no equal.

Giant at the shipyard

In addition to the ships themselves, modern shipbuilders are busy developing other sea giants - floating platforms. The amazingly sized structures can be used for a variety of purposes, from mining to launching spacecraft.

Right now, at the shipyards of South Korean Samsung Heavy Industries, the Prelude floating platform is being completed, which the customer, Royal Dutch Shell, plans to use for the production, liquefaction and transportation of natural gas. In 2013, the Prelude hull was launched. Its dimensions are more impressive than the largest ships in the world can boast. A photo of the unfinished giant became available to everyone interested.

The length of the vessel is 488 meters, width - 78 meters, displacement - 600 thousand tons. It is assumed that the platform will be moved using tugs. Only the lack of its own chassis does not allow us to call the Prelude a champion among giant ships. A platform is still not a ship.

Tanker Knock Nevis Length - 458 m.

First on the list and the largest ship in the world is the supertanker Knock Nevis. The length of this ship is 458 m, and the width is 68.86 m. The maximum speed is 13 knots. The ship's crew is 40 people. They built the largest ship in Japan, but it did not immediately shock us with its dimensions. Large sizes it received thanks to the new owner, who ordered its enlargement. After reconstruction, it weighed more than 825 thousand 614 tons and only then was it awarded the title of the largest ship that has ever sailed on water.

Container ship Emma Maersk Length - 396.8 m.

In second place was the Emma Marsk container ship, which is 396.8 meters long and just over 63 meters wide. The ship's carrying capacity is more than 123 thousand tons. Emma Marsk can transport more than 11,000 containers, and according to other data, more than 13,000. The owner of this giant turned out to be Arnold McKinney, who named it in honor of his wife Emma. Due to the size of this vessel, the Panama Canal remained closed to it.

Cruise ship Oasis of the seas Length - 360 m.

Third place goes to the cruise ship Oasis of the seas. It surpasses all existing cruise ships in size and technological innovations. The cost of the giant airliner currently amounts to over a billion dollars. Oasis of the seas weighs 220,000 tons, accommodates 6,360 passengers, and comfort and all amenities are provided to almost 3 thousand people from all over the world.

Liner Queen Mary 2 Length - 345 m.

In fourth place was the equally large liner Queen Mary 2. Its length is 345 m, but this ship is considered one of the most powerful and fastest ships in the world - only Queen Mary 2 has a speed of 30 knots. It is 76 meters longer than the Titanic meters, and they named it in honor of the British Queen Elizabeth II. Queen Mary 2 is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the first liner to fly trip around the world in just 81 days.

Aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65) Length - 342.3 m.

Fifth place is taken by the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65). Its length is 342.3 m, which is the longest among all warships. It went down in history as the first aircraft carrier with a nuclear power plant. They planned to create a whole line of such ships, but the first ship turned out to be too expensive - $451 million, so they decided to stop its construction.

Length - 340 m.

The Disney Dream cruise ship took a respectable sixth place. Its length is 340 m and width is 38 m. allows you to comfortably accommodate 4 thousand passengers. The ship's displacement is 128 thousand tons. There are plenty on board playgrounds, swimming pools and water slides. Such a ship cost its owners $900 million. Its service staff numbers more than 1,500 people. Every detail on the ship suggests its owner - "Disnay". This ship can be called a fairy tale for children.

Length - 339 m

In seventh place was the Freedom of the Seas, 339 m long. It differs from all other cruise ships in its spacious halls and huge rooms, which can comfortably accommodate hundreds of passengers. On board the ship there is even a skating rink, swimming pools, solariums and walls for those who like to climb mountain peaks. What makes Freedom of the Seas special is that it has huge flat screens, which not all movie theaters have. The presence of Wi-Fi makes it more modern among all other record-breaking ships.

Length - 338 m.

Eighth place is occupied by Splendida with a length of 338 m. This ship has more than once been called the “Titanic of the 21st century” - huge, modern and at the same time elegant, it has become the dream of any traveler. No one will get bored on the ship - a variety of exotic treatments, swimming pools, saunas, massages will make your vacation truly a heavenly pleasure. Splendida is considered the largest ship ever produced by European countries.

Length - 329 m.

In ninth place was the Norwegian Epic, whose length is 329 m. It is the largest and most expensive ship produced by Norwegian Cruise Line. This ship can accommodate more than 4,200 people. The ship's displacement is about 135 thousand tons. The peculiarity of the ship is single cabins and freedom of action for tourists.

Length - 315 m.

Last on the list of the largest ships is Celebrity Eclipse. The ship is 315 m long and is the third ship launched by Celebrity Cruises Ltd. The maximum speed that a German ship can reach is 24 knots. Built in 2010, it can accommodate over 2,850 passengers, providing excellent service and an unforgettable experience.

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