World's Largest Cargo Ship

[Wozencraft]

Get a load of this ship! 15,000 containers and a 207' beam!!!
Think it's big enough? Notice the 207' beam. It was NOT designed for the Panama or Suez canal. It is strictly trans-pacific. The cruise speed of 31 knots allows the goods to arrive 4 days before the typical container ship (18-20 knots) on a China-to-California run. So this behemoth is hugely competitive carrying perishable goods.
This ship was built in three sections. The sections were floated together then welded. The ship is named Emma Maersk. The command bridge is higher than a 10 story building and has 11 crane rigs that can operate simultaneously.
Additional info:
Country of origin - Denmark
Length - 1,302 ft
Width - 207 ft
Net cargo - 123,200 tons
Engine - 14 (in-line) cylinder diesel engine (110,000 BHP)
Cruise Speed - 31 knots
Cargo capacity - 15,000 TEU (1 TEU = 20 ft container)
Crew - 13 people
First Trip - Sept. 08, 2006
Construction cost - US $145,000,000+
Silicone painting applied to the ship bottom reduces water resistance and
saves 317,000 gallons of diesel per year
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[Milton04]

That is a MASSIVE SHIP!!!! Thanks for sharing.

[djunkie]

This one is a different ship but if you guys ever wondered what it looked like in the hole of the ship here you go.
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[fkboatman]

lets see the power plants other words what makes it tick

[Hardly Satisfied]

Now that's Big

[andy01]

I did that guys loan and insurance.
Andy

[jetboat]

now that would be a tank to fill up!

[SMFRiverRat]

Coming to a Wal-Mart near you with tons of Chinese crap

[sstjet]

Coming to a Wal-Mart near you with tons of Chinese crap
That's for sure $145,000,000 ship full of Sh*t!!!! I hope it sinks.

[AZmike]

you can pack a lot of chinese people in that thing....