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The Mariana Trench is an oceanic trench located in the western Pacific Ocean, about 200 kilometres (124 mi) east of the Mariana Islands; it is the deepest oceanic trench on Earth. It is crescent-shaped and measures about 2,550 km (1,580 mi) in length and 69 km (43 mi) in width. The maximum known depth is 10,984 ± 25 metres (36,037 ± 82 ft ...
3-pounders—8. 1-pounders—2. stormstycken (howitzers)—6. Notes. Source for dimensions & tonnage [1] Vasa or Wasa (Swedish pronunciation: [²vɑːsa] ⓘ) is a Swedish warship built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628.
Trieste is a Swiss-designed, Italian-built deep-diving research bathyscaphe. In 1960, it became the first crewed vessel to reach the bottom of Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest point in Earth's seabed. [2] The mission was the final goal for Project Nekton, a series of dives conducted by the United States Navy in the Pacific ...
Aircraft carrier. Anti-submarine warfare carrier; Helicopter carrier; Air-cushioned landing craft; Amphibious assault ship; Battlecruiser; Battleship. Pocket battleship
6,500 m (21,300 ft) Capacity. 680 kg (1,500 lb) payload. Crew. 3 (1 pilot, 2 scientific observers) Alvin (DSV-2) is a crewed deep-ocean research submersible owned by the United States Navy and operated by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) of Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The original vehicle was built by General Mills ' Electronics ...
The Vulcania is considered one of the most successful passenger ships ever built. During her career she carried more passengers than any other Italian-flag ship. Like her twin sister Saturnia, she was designed by Niccolò Costanzi, the director of the Cantieri Navale Triestino, and represented a great novelty in the conservative field of naval ...
As of December 2019, a total of 35 littoral combat ships is planned, including 16 Freedom -class ships and 19 Independence -class ships. [184] Ships are assigned to either Littoral Combat Ship Squadron One, [185][186] based in San Diego Ca., or Littoral Combat Ship Squadron Two, [187][188] based in Mayport, Florida.
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.