The largest passenger ship in the world: history and modernity. The largest ships and planes (28 photos) There is a ship in the world larger than the Titanic

This is how you can roughly compare the legendary Titanic with a modern liner. What kind of modern ship is this? Some call it the largest liner in the world. However, we know that the most big airliner in the world it is . What do we read about this giant? Somewhere 362 meters, somewhere , and somewhere 360 meters. Do you know how this is explained? That's how: 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 longer than her sister by 5 cm.

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. And here's what it's called:

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Today is October 29, 2010 representatives cruise company Royal Caribbean International accepted the cruise ship Allure of the Seas from the shipbuilders STX Europe in Turku, Finland. From this moment began a thirteen-day countdown until the debut of the amazing passenger ship, where on November 11 in its home port of Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, it will be presented to the audience during a christening ceremony. After which the Allure of the Seas liner will join the sister ship Oasis of the Seas, which will form a duet of the most large airliners in the world.

Royal Caribbean International, together with DreamWorks Animation, have developed an amazing program for guests of the ship during their first sea voyage. Passengers will be offered various performances: ice shows and aqua shows with the participation of their favorite characters from the DreamWorks Animation studio; Chicago's Broadway show ballet will debut on board with them.

On liner there are 26 restaurants, some of them for the first time in the sea - this is the famous Starbucks; new kitchens designed by the Culinary Institute of the United States; Brazilian steakhouse Samba Grill and a variety of Mexican restaurants Rita Cantina.

Also on board liner « Allure of the Seas» the GUESS store debuts, whose clothes are the most recognizable in the world of fashion and accessories, and the Britto art gallery is also presented for the first time.

The official christening ceremony will take place on November 28, 2010. Then December 1 liner will go on a four-day cruise along north coast Haiti with a visit to the Labadee private beach, and then from December 5 cruise will last along the Caribbean islands.

« Allure of the Seas"will bear the title largest cruise ship in the world and its name will forever be inscribed in the history of world shipbuilding along with the same type of liner “Oasis of the Seas”. Architectural miracle « 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.

Sixteen-deck vessel weighing 225,282 tons can accommodate 5,400 passengers, who will be accommodated in 2,700 cabins.

The ship has 16 passenger decks with 2,700 comfortable cabins. They can accommodate up to 6,200 (6,203 to be exact) passengers, who will be served by 3,000 specially trained personnel. And the personnel were selected for the “Enchantment of the Seas” with care, which Western journalists have already compared to selection for the secret service.

Also located here concert hall And ice rink, tennis courts and swimming pools with fresh and salt water, surfing pools, comedy and jazz clubs, two-story discotheque, open and closed solariums, promenade decks as big as boulevards European cities, and a huge number of shops, beauty salons, bars, cafes and restaurants. Moreover, it should be noted that in stores you can buy both the little things necessary for any trip, and goods from the world's most famous brands, among which there are even rare cars whose price is many millions of dollars, and among sports grounds There are courts for playing basketball, cricket and tennis.

Well, the team is at the service of the most demanding passengers "Allure of the Seas" will provide an airship for air flights and several submarines in which you can either follow the ship or go on your own underwater journey. What compared to this are thirty world cuisines, the dishes of which you can taste while on a ship, or a wine cellar with rarities dating back to the end of the year before - the beginning of the last century?

IMO: 9383948
Shipyard: Stx Finland Turku, Finland
Vessel class: Oasis
Crew: 2384
Decks: 16
Flag: Bahamas
Home port: Nassau
About the liner: The largest passenger airliner in the world
Operator: Royal Caribbean International
Owner: Royal Caribbean International
Passenger capacity: 6300
Displacement, t: 225.282
Year of construction / modernization: 2010
Draft, m: 9.3
Width, m: 48
Length, m: 362
Deadweight, t: 19,750
Speed, knots: 22.6

At your service on board Allure of the Seas

• the main street Central Park– a real park in the middle of the ship with numerous cafes and restaurants, bars and shops.
• Royal Promenade is a 3-storey street, with cafes and bars on two floors, and cabins for guests on the third.
• the Rising Tide bar, which can change its location like an elevator between the three floors of the Royal Promenade
• Walking deck – great for going to a cafe or restaurant, as well as for a walk in the open air
• Aquatheater is a water area at the stern of the deck, made in the form of an amphitheater, where shows of acrobats, synchronized swimmers and divers are shown. Lighting, special water effects, diving boards - everything was created to capture the imagination of the audience.
• DreamWorks®Experience – animators and characters from DreamWorks cartoons who will put on shows and entertain children, and also invite them to watch films in a 3D cinema
• zip-line – zip track for thrill-seekers
• a real carousel for children and adults
• Studio B is an ice skating rink where you can skate during the day and show shows and figure skating in the evenings.
• Casino Royale – casino (poker, blackjack, craps, roulette, slot machines)
• Opal theater with 1380 seats (unique shows and performances)
• night club Blaze
• jazz club Jazz on 4
• Comedy Live - a lounge where comedians perform in the evenings
• water park for children H2O Zone
• 4 swimming pools (one of which is 6 meters deep)
• 10 hot tubs and jacuzzi
• 2 wave pools – Flowriders
• sports grounds for volleyball and basketball
• Ping pong
• mini golf
• 2 climbing walls
• swimming pools with artificial waterfalls
• Sports bars and restaurants like Wipe Out Caf?
• solarium and bistro at the solarium
• spa salon (massage rooms, saunas, steam rooms, spa treatments, relaxation rooms)
• beauty salon and hairdresser
• spa salon for children and teenagers
• Vitality cafe serving juices and healthy food
• fitness center (158 exercise machines, gyms, Pilates, yoga, kickboxing)
• playgrounds (indoor and outdoor)
• children's theater Adventure Ocean, a science laboratory where children can perform experiments and explore the world
• a room where children will be taught various crafts
• professional nanny services
• disco for teenagers Fuel Disco, children's clubs - library
• tour agency
• business center
• board game rooms
• living rooms and lounges
• cigar room
• video game room

A large Fitness and Spa center includes individual and double massage rooms, a youth Spa, a full hair restoration complex, cosmetologist services, 158 modern cardio and strength training equipment, pilates, kickboxing, yoga, Vitality Café.

Separate pool and sports area. Children's water park, 4 swimming pools, 10 Jacuzzis, Solarium tranquil pool area, 2 Flowriders®, courts, mini golf and Zip Line.

The Entertainment Center includes the Royal Casino, the Opal Theater with 1,380 seats, the Blaze nightclub, and musical performances.

On the liner Allure Of The Seas We haven't forgotten about teenagers either. Open area for gymnastics and active entertainment, Ocean Adventure Theater and Science Lab, offers classes on making jewelry and scrapbooks. The teen area includes the Fuel Disco, The Living Room, Back Deck and much more. There is also a children's service Royal Babies & Royal Tots with professional staff

For family vacation and traveling with children offer exciting programs such as: Adventure Ocean Program and family meal option My Family Time Dining, when dinner is served at a time convenient for the family and children are served as quickly as possible to give them the opportunity to play longer with new friends while parents relaxing with a cup of coffee and enjoying desserts.
Thanks to children's entertainment programs for children and teenagers Teen Program Your children will never be bored, because under the guidance of teachers they will always be busy in exciting activities designed for seven age groups.

- Aquababies (6-18 months)- a program aimed at developing various skills and abilities in infants

- Aqua babies (18-36 months)- helps little travelers explore the amazing world around them through educational games

- Aquanauts (3-5 years)- dressing up in fancy dress, music lessons, role-playing games and much more

- Explorers (6-8 years old)- talent shows, ship painting, sports tournaments

- Sailors (9-11 years old)- karaoke, evening film screening, ice cream ball for those with a sweet tooth and pizza party

- Navigators (12-14 years old)- join the games by the pool and take part in the activities in the Living Room

- Teenagers (15-17 years old)- dinners with peers, interactive games and theme evenings, Fuel disco, which is closed to adults

Engine room

Kitchen

2. Making salads

3. Bacon

4. Lobsters

5. Making buns

6. Sauces

7. Chicken

8. Meat

9. Cooking process

10. Soup room

11. Making eclairs

12. Kitchen staff

Captain's Deck

15. Helipad

19. “War room” - only for emergency situations.

Laundry

20. Drying bed linen

21. Device for smoothing sheets

22. Laundry area

23. Washing machines

24. Dryers

25. Towel room

Engine room

Shipbuilding began to develop in ancient times. From century to century, only the shape and size of the ships changed. But now the most big ships in the world they never cease to amaze people in modern ports.

Immigrants from the Scandinavian peninsula, the Vikings, almost always roamed the seas. Their descendants are still considered leaders in shipbuilding.

Norway, tanker Knock Nevis, length 458 meters

The Norwegian tanker Knock Nevis has a length of 458.45 meters, a width of 69 meters, and a loaded draft of 24.61 meters. Its dimensions allow it to be called the largest water vessel in the world. Its deadweight is 564,763 tons (4.1 million barrels of oil), and maximum speed The speed that the tanker can develop is 13 knots, the braking distance is 10.2 kilometers. It was built in 1979 in Yokosuka, Japan, by order of a shipowner from Greece. The next owner decided to enlarge the vessel. As a result, it was cut and extended, and additional sections were added to the body.

Knock Nevis on video

After the passage of a law in Europe and the United States banning the use of single-walled tankers (the Knock Nevis is only 3.5 centimeters thick), the vessel was rebuilt into a “floating storage unit.” And then they returned his original name. Now the tanker has washed up on the Indian coast and is awaiting disposal.

Denmark, container ship Emma Maersk, length 396.8 meters

The Danish container ship Emma Maersk has a length of 396.84 meters and a beam of 63.1 meters. Now the ship is called the world's largest container ship (it can transport up to 11 thousand containers at a time). Emma Maersk was built in 2006; the owner of the shipbuilding company, Arnold Maersk, named it in honor of his deceased wife. Later, seven more similar ships were built.

Emma Maersk on the waters

Bahamas, cruise ship Oasisoftheseas, length 360 m

First Oasis cruise ship sails Bahamas. At the time of construction, it became the largest passenger airliner in the world. It was replaced only by a ship of this class, Allure of the Seas, which is 5 centimeters larger. Oasisoftheseas weighs 45 thousand tons, consists of 48 thousand parts, its length is 360 meters (by the way, the famous Titanic was 269 meters long, 53 meters high), maximum speed is 24 knots.

The cruise ship was christened on November 30, 2009 at its home port, and it departed on its first voyage on December 5. At the same time, the cruise announced calls at the ports of Sint Maarten, the Bahamas and St. Thomas. Only they could accept such a large ship.

A real seaside hotel

Great Britain, liner Queen Mary 2, length 345 meters

One of the world's largest passenger ships was put into operation in early 2004. It was launched in France at the Saint-Nazaire shipyards. Queen Mary 2 is 76 meters longer than the Titanic.

The liner was named after Queen Mary, which, at one time, was named after the wife of King George V of Britain, Mary of Teck.

The liner set off on its first voyage on January 10, 2007 from the American Fort Lauderdale and finished there 81 days later. This trip is recorded in the Guinness Book of Records as the largest passenger ship around the world. There were almost half a thousand people on board; some paid an additional $100,000 to their ticket for the round-the-world trip.

Interestingly, while passing through New York, passengers on the upper deck can look the Statue of Liberty straight in the eyes.

USA, aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN-65), length 342 meters

This is the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier power plant. It was laid down at the end of 1957 and put into operation in 1961.

The largest warship in the world is 342.3 meters long. Nuclear fuel from one load is enough for 13 years of operation, and during this time the aircraft carrier is capable of traveling about 1 million miles.

The final cost of the aircraft carrier reached $451 million. And precisely because of this high price serial construction never began, although initially it was planned to assemble 5 more Enterprise brothers.

The first “Baptism of Fire” occurred during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The ship became part of the US Second Fleet and participated in the naval blockade of Cuba. Then he served for several years in the Mediterranean Sea. In 1964, Enterprise made trip around the world consisting of three nuclear-powered ships.

On January 14, 1969, one of the rockets self-launched on board. It hit the fuel tank, which spilled, followed by explosions of aerial bombs and random scattering of missiles. As a result, 27 people were killed, 343 were injured, and 15 aircraft were destroyed. Damage was estimated at $6.4 million. In the early 1980s, Enterprise experienced the removal of the SCANFAR radar and a major reactor overhaul. The aircraft carrier was decommissioned on December 1, 2012.
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§ 7. Vessel weight and volume meters

Weight displacement is the main weight meter of the vessel and is composed of load items from permanent weight a (weight of the housing, mechanisms, electrical equipment, devices, etc.) and variable weight (fuel, supplies, crew, transported cargo, passengers, etc.). The weight of these cargoes is accurately taken into account when designing the ship in a special document called vessel weight load and in accordance with which all calculations related to determining the qualities of the vessel are made.

Depending on the amount of variable cargo received, the weight displacement can vary widely, as a result of which there is a need to establish the types of displacement of the vessel under different states of its load. For civil vessels, the following main types of displacement are established:

1) light displacement, equal to the constant weight of the vessel, with water in boilers, mechanisms and pipelines, with inventory, permanent spare parts and supplies, but without cargo, passengers, crew and without fuel;

2) fully loaded displacement, equal to the lightship displacement plus the transported cargo, crew, fuel and all supplies at the deepest permissible draft. The following types of displacement are established for military surface ships:

1) light displacement, equal to the weight of a ship ready for action, but without personnel, ammunition, supplies, food and without reserves of fuel, lubricants and fresh water;

2) standard displacement, equal to the weight of a ship ready for action with personnel and with all supplies necessary in wartime, but without reserves of fuel, lubricants and boiler water;

3) normal displacement, equal to the standard plus 50% of fuel reserves, lubricants and boiler water;

4) total displacement, equal to the standard plus full reserves of fuel, lubricants and boiler water, ensuring the specified cruising range at any speed;

5) largest displacement, equal to the standard plus additional reserves that the ship is able to accept until all storage facilities are completely filled: combat equipment (including mines on the upper deck), fuel, lubricating oils and boiler water.

The volumetric displacement of a vessel is the main characteristic of a surface vessel and is determined by the volume of the underwater part of its hull. It is directly related to the weight displacement of the vessel, since according to Archimedes’ law, any floating body displaces a volume of water whose weight is equal to the weight of the body itself.

Volumetric displacement depends on the specific gravity of water (water density). In fresh water, the specific gravity of which is equal to unity, the weight displacement, expressed in metric tons, is numerically equal to the volumetric displacement in cubic meters.

Determination of volumetric displacement (volume of the immersed part of the hull) is carried out using one of the methods indicated below.

AdmiralHood>> Yes, when so much water is poured in that the weight of the ship along with the water inside reaches the weight of the water in the entire volume of the ship, including masts and superstructures, the ship will sink. But if the mast sticks out on the surface, and water no longer flows inside (everything that could have been flooded has already been flooded), then the ship will remain floating like a submarine with a periscope, hey.
IGOR_MORE> A little wrong. The meaning of the action of submarine ballast tanks: by regulating the flooding of the volume, a certain overall density of the body is achieved. In other words (banally), the volumes of metal, air and other contents of the ship + the weight of the collected water are summed up. If this average density is less than the density of water, the submarine will float; if not, it will sink.
IGOR_MORE> The essence of the Capt(N) question can be illustrated by examples from practice, when torpedoed ships did not want to sink because of the cargo they were carrying. It would seem that the ship is loaded to its maximum capacity, but this weight not only does not sink it, but even keeps it afloat. This is where the ballast principle comes into play: by filling the volume, making the object heavier. Well, when there is solid forest in the holds, for example, no matter how much it is wet, the water will not immediately reduce the real density of the cargo, which means it will not fill the ship’s compartments to the level at which the ship with its volumes will assume an overall negative density and, accordingly, buoyancy. ..

I read your remark for a long time and carefully, but I still didn’t understand how it contradicts my remark.

As for the fact that a ship filled with light cargo is unsinkable, this is not always correct. If all the voids in the vessel are filled with water, then there will be a competition - who will win. Either the iron from which the ship is made will drag it to the bottom, or a light weight with positive buoyancy will keep it on the surface.

Example. A vessel with a displacement without cargo of 10,000 tons. Made of steel with a density of 7.8. Underwater with the compartments filled with water it will weigh
10,000*(7.8-1)/7.8 = 8700 tons. Let’s load timber with a density of 0.8 into the compartments. Every 800 kg of timber will create 200 kg of positive buoyancy. Therefore, to ensure that the ship does not sink under any circumstances, 8700 * 800/200 = 34,800 tons of timber must be shoved into it.

If the timber is 34,799 tons, then if the compartments are completely flooded, the ship will still sink.

Of course, it is unrealistic to flood all the compartments even if hit by several torpedoes, so a ship with a light cargo always has a better chance of staying afloat than a ship loaded with cast iron ingots :=)

P.S. By the way, it is almost impossible to fill the tanks of a submarine with water so that the buoyancy is exactly zero. Therefore, the vertical rudders actually hold the boat at the required depth. In the absence of movement, the boat can remain at a fixed depth for a long time only if it lies on the bottom.

For those whose home is in no way connected with the raging sea, it is worth paying attention to designing a country house, your own. This will be a real house that will never sink to the bottom.

1. His Majesty's hospital ship Britannic

The ship "Britannic" was created by the same company as the well-known "Titanic" - Harland and Wolff (Eng. Harland and Wolff) by order of the White Star Line. The ship was built some time after the sinking of the “unsinkable” Titanic. To protect its reputation, the company made some technical improvements to the ship's design: it increased the number of lifeboats on board, strengthened the hull on the side of the boiler, engine and other compartments that were most vulnerable in a collision with an iceberg.

When construction of the Britannic was completed, the ship was even larger in size than the Titanic. He could easily be great cruise ship, if the First had not started World War. The English government confiscated the Britannic, turning it into His Majesty's hospital ship. The ship was sunk by enemy artillery fire a year after it first launched. There were just over one thousand passengers on board. Almost all of them were saved. In total, about 30 people died.

Jacques-Yves Cousteau discovered the sunken Britannic several decades after its sinking and was quite surprised that the ship's hull was perfectly preserved. Since the 1990s, researchers have made many expeditions to the Britannic sinking site. The latter was organized in 2012 with the aim of installing special equipment on the ship that can monitor the growth rate of bacteria.

2. British transatlantic passenger liner Lusitania

The passenger liner Lusitania was considered the largest cruise ship in the world, although not for long. Its construction was completed in 1907.

Eight years later, the ship was sunk by the German submarine U-20, which caused a huge resonance in the world community. The Germans were accused of violating international law because they opened fire on a non-military vessel without warning. However, as it turned out later, Britain used the Lusitania to transport ammunition in the hope that Germany would not attack the passenger liner. This, in turn, was also a violation of international law.

The remains of the Lusitania rest at the bottom Atlantic Ocean 13 kilometers from the Irish town of Kinsale. The liner was poorly preserved, unlike the Titanic and Britannic, because it sank at a much greater depth.

3. Spanish galleon “Nuestra Señora de Atocha”

The Nuestra Señora de Atocha was a prize ship of the Spanish navy that sank with one of the greatest treasures in history. maritime history on board.

This happened in 1622. The galleon Nuestra Señora de Atocha was heading from Havana to Spain. He was carrying quite a valuable cargo: a huge amount of gold, silver, jewelry, tobacco, copper and other things. On the way, the Nuestra Señora de Atocha encountered a severe storm. The ship's hull was significantly damaged, so it quickly sank with passengers and expensive cargo on board.

For many years, Spanish authorities tried to find the site of the wreck of the Nuestra Señora de Atocha galleon and return the lost valuables, but to no avail. The ship was discovered in 1985 by professional treasure hunter Mel Fisher. The most interesting thing is that the galleon's shell remains unfound to this day. As you know, it was in this part of the ship that several centuries ago the Spaniards transported the most valuable things.

4. Pirate ship "Ouidah"

The ship "Whydah Gally" belonged to the pirate Black Sam Bellamy. He was considered the most successful sea robber of all time: he sank and captured a huge number of ships with treasures worth more than $120 million (in modern money). However, Bellamy was never able to fully enjoy the loot. His ship "Ouida" sank in 1717 as a result of a strong storm, sending the captain, half of his crew and all the valuables on board to the bottom.

In 1977, researchers managed to find the sunken ship using old map, compiled by a man who explored it immediately after the crash more than two hundred years ago. On the ship's bell they found the inscription "Ouidah, 1716", which did not give them the slightest doubt about who owned the ship.

5. Queen Anne's Revenge

Queen Anne's Revenge has gone down in history as one of the most sinister pirate ships. He owes this status to his captain, Blackbeard. The ship was hijacked famous pirate in 1717. Twelve months later it ran aground. Rumor has it that this was a deliberate move by his captain.