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  2. Heavy-lift ship - Wikipedia

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    A heavy-lift ship is a vessel designed to move very large loads that cannot be transported by normal ships. They are of two types: They are of two types: Semi-submersible ships that take on water ballast to allow the load—usually another vessel—to be floated over the deck, whereupon the ballast is jettisoned and the ship's deck and cargo ...

  3. Seawise Giant - Wikipedia

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    Seawise Giant was the longest ship ever constructed, at 458.45 m (1,504.1 ft), longer than the height of many of the world's tallest buildings, including the 451.9 m (1,483 ft) Petronas Towers. [ 24 ]

  4. Fata Morgana (mirage) - Wikipedia

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    Even when the boat in the mirage does not seem to be suspended in the air, it still looks ghostly, and unusual, and what is even more important, it is ever-changing in its appearance. Sometimes a Fata Morgana causes a ship to appear to float inside the waves, at other times an inverted ship appears to sail above its real companion.

  5. ‘You’re going to need a bigger boat’: Inside (and onboard ...

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    At 1,198 feet long, the Icon will be one of the largest vessels in history, ranking behind only a handful of industrial transporters and oil tankers on the list of the world’s most massive ships.

  6. List of largest ships by gross tonnage - Wikipedia

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    OOCL G-class container ship Container ship: 399.9 m (1,312 ft) 61.3 m (201 ft) 235,341: In service COSCO Shipyard Group: OOCL: ONE Innovation: ONE I-class container ship Container ship: 399.9 m (1,312 ft) 61.4 m (201 ft) 235,311: In service Japan Marine United Corporation: Ocean Network Express: Nissei Maru: Globtik Tokyo class Supertanker

  7. The Hulks - Wikipedia

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    The breakwater is a prominent landmark of the city of Powell River and may be the largest floating breakwater in the world. The breakwater consists of floating concrete ships from the World War II era and one, the SS Peralta, from World War I era. Steel was in short supply during wartime leading to ship-makers to resort to alternatives such a ...

  8. List of longest ships - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. List of large sailing vessels - Wikipedia

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    Star Flyer, a 112 m (367 ft) sail cruise ship launched in 1991, in the Pacific. This is a list of large sailing vessels, past and present, including sailing mega yachts, tall ships, sailing cruise ships, and large sailing military ships. It is sorted by overall length.