Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Belgian Navy: 1831; 194 years ago () Dutch: Marinecomponent French: Composante Marine [13] Belize: Belize Coast Guard: 2005; 20 years ago () [14] Benin Benin Navy: 1978; 47 years ago () French: Forces navales béninoises [15] Bolivia Bolivian Navy: 1963; 62 years ago () Spanish: Fuerza Naval Boliviana [16] Brazil Brazilian Navy
Royal Navy: 70,600 tons 2 Aircraft Carrier 2017 Kirov-class Russian Navy: 25,860 tons 4 (-2) Battlecruiser 1980 Slava-class Russian Navy: 11,490 tons 2 Cruiser 1982 Ticonderoga-class United States Navy: 9,800 tons 17 Cruiser 1982 Type-051B (Luhai-class) People's Liberation Army Navy: 6,100 tons 1 Destroyer 1999 Type-051C (Luzhou-class)
Gross tonnage Status Main builder Operator ref Pioneering Spirit - Crane vessel: 382 m (1,253 ft) 124 m (407 ft) 10–15 m (33–49 ft) 403,342 In service Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering: Allseas [1] Prelude FLNG - Floating production storage and offloading: 488 m (1,601 ft) 74 m (243 ft) 17 m (56 ft) 300,000 In service
List of merchant navy capacity by flag is a list of the world foremost fleets of registered trading vessels ranked in both gross tonnage (GT) and deadweight tonnage (DWT) sorted by flag state. The table is based on the annual maritime shipping statistics provided by the British Government and the Department for Transport .
Largest ships hit by U-boats in World War I [7] Ship Type Nationality [Note 1] Tons Date U-boat Commander Notes HMHS Britannic: Hospital ship Royal Navy: 48,758 21 November 1916: U-73: Gustav Sieß Sunk by Mine Justicia [a] Troop ship United Kingdom: 32,234 19 July 1918: UB-64: Otto von Schrader: Damaged, taken under tow Justicia: Troop ship ...
Initial submarine scouting patrols against surface warships sank several cruisers during the first month of World War I. Incidental submarine encounters with merchant ships were performed by signalling ships to stop, then sinking them after evacuation of the crew, in accordance with international law.
The world's longest ships are listed according to their overall length (LOA), which is the maximum length of the vessel measured between the extreme points in fore and aft. In addition, the ships' deadweight tonnage (DWT) and/or gross tonnage (GT) are presented as they are often used to describe the size of a vessel. The ships are listed by type.
Walke's stern was the last part of the ship to sink underwater; as it did several depth charges exploded, killing and wounding several men left in the water. After two encounters with enemy vessels who luckily left without firing, 151 survivors were rescued in the morning by USS Meade.