Guide to the Largest Ocean Carriers in the World
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Guide to the Largest Ocean Carriers in the World
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#2Another interesting look would be the countries where these fleets are registered.
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#3I am more interested in those Ships, how large are they? Are they standardized? How do they compare to something like largest Aircraft Carriers?
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#4I am more interested in those Ships, how large are they? Are they standardized? How do they compare to something like largest Aircraft Carriers?
The longest ones are approx 400 m long. The Nimitz class which is the largest aircraft carrier class in the world is 333 m.
As to standardisation then no. A certain number of each (typically owner specific) type is built, and within that type the vessels are more or less identical.
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#5It staggers me that if you unloaded the largest one at Southampton Dock and laid all the containers end to end, the line would stretch to London. That's at least an hour on a fast motorway by car.
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#6I am more interested in those Ships, how large are they? Are they standardized? How do they compare to something like largest Aircraft Carriers?
Here's a list of the longest ships - I was surprised to see how much larger the largest cruise liner is to the largest aircraft carrier:
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#7If anyone wants to know more about container ships and while they're so critical to global industry, read "The Box" by Marc Levinson. It was on Bill Gates' reading list a few years back. A bit dense, but fascinating.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Box-Shipping-Container-Smaller-ebo...
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#8It staggers me that if you unloaded the largest one at Southampton Dock and laid all the containers end to end, the line would stretch to London. That's at least an hour on a fast motorway by car.
Not to mention that it's a highly relevant comparison, since many of those containers will be carried overland before/after unloading, and this gives an idea of just how much traffic it can generate, even if spread out over a few days and exit routes.
Re: Guide to the Largest Ocean Carriers in the World
#9It staggers me that if you unloaded the largest one at Southampton Dock and laid all the containers end to end, the line would stretch to London. That's at least an hour on a fast motorway by car.
Not to mention that it's a highly relevant comparison, since many of those containers will be carried overland before/after unloading, and this gives an idea of just how much traffic it can generate, even if spread out over a few days and exit routes.
Indeed, a relevant comparison. I've counted the visible portion of one of the ships and I've got a length of more than 38Km.
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#10I am more interested in those Ships, how large are they? Are they standardized? How do they compare to something like largest Aircraft Carriers?
Here's a list of the longest ships - I was surprised to see how much larger the largest cruise liner is to the largest aircraft carrier: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world's_longest_ships
If you click through to the Seawise Giant, this image is pretty cool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seawise_Giant#/media/File:Bate...
