As of 2021, the largest cruise ship is Royal Caribbean's Symphony of the Seas. It can accommodate over 6,600 passengers and has a tonnage of around 230,000 GT.
The largest gun ever put on a tank is the 152 mm gun on the Soviet ISU-152 tank destroyer. It was designed during World War II and was known for its ability to destroy heavily fortified targets and enemy tanks with its powerful gun.
One of the duties of an ordinary seamen is to perform maintenance on the ships motors and tools. Ordinary seamen also clean the scales of the deck, paint the deck, knot ropes, and splice wire.
1 cubic meter is 1 meter long. It is 1 meter long by 1 meter wide by 1 meter high. A cubic meter is the shape of a cube or a square.
A ship can be 'on' a berth, which means is is moored (tied up) alongside a specific place called a berth in the dock. Or a berth is also used to describe a place for a crew member on board ship.
Ships have improved overtime through extensive research. There are scientists who have adopted some of the characteristics of marine animals in order to improve the safety of a ship.
If you're talking about passenger cruise ships, then it would be Royal Caribbean's Oasis and it's sister ship, Allure. They weigh in at 225,282 tons and can hold 6300 passengers!
A cruise ship is an economical way to travel and sample different places without unpacking and packing. You can choose a ship that will suit your lifestyle from the fun and active to the relaxing.
The 4.0 Inline 6 cylinder holds 6 quarts with filter change. Not sure about the 4 cylinder.
The Great Eastern, not the Titanic. The Great Eastern got stuck in a storm and rocks ripped a hole in the hull twice as big as the one that sunk the Titanic but the ship still made it back to port on the other side of the Atlantic without the crew or the passengers noticing it! This is because The Great Eastern had a double hull to protect itself from iceburgs in the North Atlantic
Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit. A container that is 20 feet long is 1 TEU while a 40 foot container unit is 2 TEU. A 53 foot container is 2.65 TEUs
On the average a modern Aircraft carrier takes about 5 years from beginning to delivery.
There is no specific set number of ships in a fleet. It may involve anywhere between four and several dozen, but it always takes a group operating under a single command.
A cargo ship is any vessel which is primarily used to carry cargo, goods or raw materials from port to port. There are an enormous variety of cargo ships in all shapes and sizes. They can be divided into the following categories. General cargo vessels, tankers, container ships, dry bulk carriers, mutlipurpose ships and reefers (for frozen cargo).
The navigator is in charge of the route the ship takes to get from point a to point b.
Ladder: On shipboard, all stairs are called "ladders," except for literal staircases aboard passenger liners. Most "stairs" on a ship are narrow and nearly vertical, hence the name. From the Anglo-Saxon hiaeder, meaning ladder.