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<blockquote data-quote="yksunlk" data-source="post: 5920792" data-attributes="member: 122708"><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong>World's Largest Cargo Ship Get a load of this ship! 15,000 containers and a 207' beam! And look at the crew size (13) for a ship longer than US aircraft carriers, which have complements of 5,000 men and officers. Think it's big enough? Notice that 207' beam means it was NOT designed for the Panama or Suez canal . It is strictly transpacific. Check out the "cruise speed". 31 mph means the goods arrive four days before the typical container ship traveling at 18 to 20 mph on a China-to-California run. So this behemoth is hugely competitive when carrying perishable goods.This ship was built in three, perhaps as many as five sections. The sections floated together and then welded. It is named Emma Maersk. The command bridge is higher than a ten story building and has eleven rigs that can operate simultaneously.</strong></span> </p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><u><strong>Additional info:</strong> </u></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><u></u>Country of origin - Denmark </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Length - 1,302 ft </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Width - 207 ft </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Net cargo - 123,200 tons </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Engine - 14 in-line cylinders diesel engine (110,000 BHP)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Cruise Speed - 31 mi/h </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft3 container) </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Crew - 13 people</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">Construction cost - US $145,000,000+ </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'">The silicone paint applied to the ship's bottom reduces water resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year.</span></p> <p style="text-align: center"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"></span></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i9.tinypic.com/4l79s8w.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i18.tinypic.com/6fen61k.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i9.tinypic.com/6fzxu3c.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i12.tinypic.com/626kwn7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i17.tinypic.com/5ykf5s7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i9.tinypic.com/4xzrzly.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i14.tinypic.com/4pz17ap.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://i10.tinypic.com/62i61sj.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yksunlk, post: 5920792, member: 122708"] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][B]World's Largest Cargo Ship Get a load of this ship! 15,000 containers and a 207' beam! And look at the crew size (13) for a ship longer than US aircraft carriers, which have complements of 5,000 men and officers. Think it's big enough? Notice that 207' beam means it was NOT designed for the Panama or Suez canal . It is strictly transpacific. Check out the "cruise speed". 31 mph means the goods arrive four days before the typical container ship traveling at 18 to 20 mph on a China-to-California run. So this behemoth is hugely competitive when carrying perishable goods.This ship was built in three, perhaps as many as five sections. The sections floated together and then welded. It is named Emma Maersk. The command bridge is higher than a ten story building and has eleven rigs that can operate simultaneously.[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Trebuchet MS][U][B]Additional info:[/B] [/U]Country of origin - Denmark Length - 1,302 ft Width - 207 ft Net cargo - 123,200 tons Engine - 14 in-line cylinders diesel engine (110,000 BHP) Cruise Speed - 31 mi/h Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft3 container) Crew - 13 people First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006 Construction cost - US $145,000,000+ [/FONT] [CENTER][FONT=Trebuchet MS]The silicone paint applied to the ship's bottom reduces water resistance and saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year. [/FONT][/CENTER] [IMG]http://i9.tinypic.com/4l79s8w.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i18.tinypic.com/6fen61k.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i9.tinypic.com/6fzxu3c.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i12.tinypic.com/626kwn7.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i17.tinypic.com/5ykf5s7.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i9.tinypic.com/4xzrzly.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i14.tinypic.com/4pz17ap.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i10.tinypic.com/62i61sj.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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