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2. Pioneering Spirit - Wikipedia

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   Pioneering Spirit is the world's largest vessel, in terms of her gross tonnage (403,342 gt), breadth (123.75 m or 406 ft), and displacement (1,000,000 tonnes or 980,000 long tons). [ 4 ][ 2 ] The maximum 48,000-tonne (53,000-short-ton) topside lift capacity is achieved by operating as a semi-submersible.

3. Shiplift - Wikipedia

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   Shiplift. A shiplift is a modern alternative for a slipway, a floating dry dock or a graving dry dock. A shiplift is used to dry dock and launch ships. It consists of a structural platform that is lifted and lowered exactly vertically, synchronously by a number of hoists. First, the platform is lowered underwater, then the ship is floated above ...

4. USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) - Wikipedia

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   USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3), (formerly USNS Lewis B. Puller (T-ESB-3), and (T-MLP-3/T-AFSB-1) prior to that) [17] [18] is the first purpose-built expeditionary mobile base vessel (previously classified as a mobile landing platform, and then as an afloat forward staging base) for the United States Navy, and the second ship to be named in honor of Chesty Puller.

5. Algol-class vehicle cargo ship - Wikipedia

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   The Algol-class vehicle cargo ships, also known as Fast Sealift Ships (FSS) or SL-7 s, are currently the fastest conventional steam powered cargo ships in the world that are still (intermittently) operating, capable of speeds in excess of 33 knots (61 km/h). (The Maersk Line B-Class Container ships are faster 37 knots (69 km/h) MV Mærsk Boston).

6. USCGC Acushnet (WMEC-167) - Wikipedia

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   From May 17 to June 6, 1980, Acushnet participated in the largest immigration crisis in the history of the Coast Guard, the Mariel Boat Lift from Cuba. The cutter escorted the vessel Red Diamond with 800 refugees into Key West. In addition, she assisted 35 boats, aided 120 refugees directly, and fueled two 41-foot Coast Guard boats.

7. 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: 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 raised above the ...