The Oasis of Seas, the biggest ship in the world is 5 times the size of the Titanic! It can hold up to 5,400 guests. The Oasis stands 20 stories high and is 1,180 feet long and Weighs 100,000 tons. Also it can fit easily through the Panama Canal. Rogue waves are rare, but can lead to major problems; they can soar 100 feet in the air, and are known to sink large cargo ships. Amazingly only 30 feet of the ship is under water, which is basically nothing compared to the ships height.
Some of the technologies involved in keeping this ship afloat are; displacement of an equal amount of water, and keep the ship stable without having a massive draft beneath the water, the designers created a wider hull.
Reporters asked Matthew Collette, assistant professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan questions like:
Should we expect an even larger ship any time soon?
"Whether this ship is the limit I don't know," Collette said. "Because the economy has kind of turned south since they signed the contract for this ship, I don't think anyone is going to challenge it for the record in the next three to four years."
Some of the technologies involved in keeping this ship afloat are; displacement of an equal amount of water, and keep the ship stable without having a massive draft beneath the water, the designers created a wider hull.
Reporters asked Matthew Collette, assistant professor of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan questions like:
Should we expect an even larger ship any time soon?
"Whether this ship is the limit I don't know," Collette said. "Because the economy has kind of turned south since they signed the contract for this ship, I don't think anyone is going to challenge it for the record in the next three to four years."
Source:http://www.livescience.com/technology/091103-cruise-ship-floats.html
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