| When you think of the biggest boats ever your mind | | | | 289 feet. |
| may very well travel to the cruise ship lines that | | | | As the shipbuilding industry races to be the best, |
| have continuously tried to build bigger, better, and | | | | they obviously try to build the biggest vessels. Yet, |
| more entertaining ships for the last few decades. | | | | the game has changed since we can now not only |
| However, they are actually rather far down on the | | | | build super large boats, but we can also create a |
| list. Supertankers tend to take the top spots. | | | | complete and intricate network of technologically |
| Supertankers are designed to withstand all weather | | | | based equipment. Shipbuilding is about building the |
| events while making the most of their cargo space. | | | | largest boat with all the bells and whistles. The more |
| There are still quite a few supertankers in service, | | | | vessels that are on the water that have reached |
| although the largest one built to date has been | | | | such a goal, the harder it is for the next vessel to be |
| scrapped. At 1504 feet or 458.5 meters, the Knock | | | | able to compete. |
| Nevis was considered the largest functional ship to | | | | To help temper the race, there are plenty within the |
| ever be built. Naturally, over the years many | | | | building industry who have voiced some concerns |
| shipbuilders have considered that tankers of such size | | | | about the safety of building even bigger boats when |
| might not be as financially viable as tankers that are | | | | they have become so dependent upon the |
| smaller, built with more safety features, and require | | | | technology that operates them. If you can simply |
| less fuel to propel. | | | | push a button for almost every task, then how |
| One of the biggest boats ever that is intended to be | | | | would we expect the human crew to manage a |
| used for passenger travel is only now being prepared | | | | situation that could lead to catastrophe? |
| for her launch. Royal Caribbean has built a cruise ship | | | | Throughout the industry you'll find varying opinions. |
| that measures 1181 feet or 360 meters. One this ship | | | | Today's mega ships are more durable and have more |
| one will find everything you could expect to find on a | | | | technology based fail safes in order to prevent |
| vacation designed by the cruise ship race to be the | | | | disaster. Potentially dangerous situations are not |
| biggest and best. Numerous water slides, night clubs, | | | | necessarily not addressed before the ship is launched. |
| restaurants, and entertainment is just the beginning. | | | | There are many who consider the technological |
| Privately owned yachts that reach more than 250 | | | | advancements and the massive size of the vessels |
| feet are considered to be mega yachts. In most | | | | to be modern science and design at its best. |
| cases, these boats are built as powerboats. Designing | | | | The biggest boats ever built are created to be more |
| a very large sailboat that fits into the mega yacht | | | | environmentally friendly while also being more |
| category is quite costly and difficult as the hull shape | | | | financially responsible. The possibility of hazards have |
| requirements can make it highly challenging. In order | | | | been addressed through the use of computer aided |
| to reach the performance level that is necessary, | | | | drafting and models, giving the ship's designers a |
| there has to be considerable work put into models | | | | chance to eliminate a problem before it starts. |
| and trials. As of right now, the largest sailboat built is | | | | |