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Santísima Trinidad was a galleon destined for merchant shipping between the Philippines and Mexico.Launched in 1751, she was one of the largest Manila galleons built. . Officially named Santísima Trinidad y Nuestra Señora del Buen Fin, and familiarly known as The Mighty (Spanish: El Poderoso), she is not to be confused with the ship-of-the-line the Nuestra Señora de la Santísima Trinidad ...
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.
This is a list of the oldest ships in the world which have survived to this day with exceptions to certain categories. The ships on the main list, which include warships, yachts, tall ships, and vessels recovered during archaeological excavations, all date to between 500 AD and 1918; earlier ships are covered in the list of surviving ancient ships.
The Manila galleon (Spanish: Galeón de Manila; Tagalog: Galeon ng Maynila) refers to the Spanish trading ships that linked the Philippines in the Spanish East Indies to Mexico , across the Pacific Ocean. The ships made one or two round-trip voyages per year between the ports of Manila and Acapulco from the late 16th to early 19th century. [2]
Ships in class Type Length Displacement Status Operator USS Enterprise: 1: Aircraft carrier: 342 m (1,122 ft) 94,781: 1 decommissioned United States Navy: Gerald R. Ford class: 1: Aircraft carrier: 337 m (1,106 ft) 100,000: 1 in service, 3 under construction, 10 planned United States Navy: Nimitz class: 10: Aircraft carrier: 332.80 m (1,091.9 ...
She was the largest United States sailing warship ever built, the equivalent of a first-rate of the British Royal Navy. Authorized in 1816 and launched in 1837, her only cruise was a single trip from Delaware Bay through Chesapeake Bay to the Norfolk Navy Yard. The ship became a receiving ship, and during the American Civil War was destroyed.
Originally smaller, jumboisation made Seawise Giant the largest ship ever by length, displacement (657,019 tonnes), and deadweight tonnage. [2] Batillus class (4 ships) 414.22 m (1,359 ft) 553,661–555,051 DWT: 274,837–275,276 GT: 1976–2003 Broken up The largest and longest ships ever to be laid down per original plans.
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