Why does mankind build the largest ships?

Humanity throughout its entire existence has always been inclined to gigantomania, that is, to the creation of structures or any objects of gigantic size. And till now people because of pride and ambition compete in the creation of something most-most - the largest building, the largest hamburger, the largest dump truck and so on. And these achievements are all recorded in the very Guinness Book of Records. However, if we are talking about man-made giants, then the greatest ships are very notable in this respect.

On the other hand, the size of ships is not at all self-admiration of man, but economic and structural necessity. Ships are divided into military and transport. Transport, in turn, are passenger and freight. In either case, a large ship will carry more cargo or passengers, which is economically viable, especially at great distances. In addition , the gigantic size provides the ship more stability, which makes it more safe, although it reduces speed. By the way, the first experience of creating a huge ship ended tragically - meaning "Titanic", then a miracle of technological progress. However, humanity did not stop building the largest ships. And this is not surprising.

The largest ships in the world are a kind of rating of giant floating crafts, and subdivided into categories (depending on the destination). Such a list of record holders is constantly being updated thanks to technological innovations and the ability to build increasingly sophisticated, powerful ships of enormous size.

The largest ships for oil transportation in this rating are the tanker "Xin Buyan". It is a ship of Chinese origin, recently launched. It has fantastic dimensions - 333 meters long and 60 meters wide. The tonnage of the ship is 308 tons. In addition to record sizes, it has ultra-modern electronic equipment. However, what's surprising - China, despite some global skepticism, is already a leading industrial power with advanced technologies.

The largest ships among the dry cargo vessels engaged in container transportation are the Danish ship Emma Maersk. So far, this ship in its category is the largest in length - 397 meters, with a deck width of 56 meters. In addition, it has not only a solid displacement of 171 tons, but also the world's largest diesel engine.

The largest ships of the world of military use are the American "grandfather" -Avianos carrier Enterprise, which is still the current combat ship (335.8 meters length of the deck) and the pride of the most democratic state in the world, and the world's largest non-navigating Russian nuclear missile Cruiser Peter the Great. Vivat, Russia!

And, at last, the palm of superiority among the largest passenger ships belongs to the Finnish cruise cruise liner "Freedom of the Seas". In fact, this is a supercomfortable giant house on water 339-meter long. Equipped with the latest technology, it is able to mark and entertain with taste almost four and a half thousand people.