{"id":78841,"date":"2016-01-27T10:26:42","date_gmt":"2016-01-27T10:26:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=78841"},"modified":"2016-02-08T09:27:07","modified_gmt":"2016-02-08T09:27:07","slug":"top-15-worlds-largest-ships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=78841","title":{"rendered":"Top 15 World\u2019s Largest Ships"},"content":{"rendered":"

Going all the way back to about ten thousand years ago, ships are a very important invention in our lives<\/strong> today. They are necessary for transporting things around the world. Sure, we have planes which move faster, but as we all know, they can\u2019t carry a lot of weight in the sky.<\/p>\n

Ships are also the reason why we have advanced<\/strong> in science and technology<\/a>. People who studied the weather and the sea would go out into the ocean on ships to conduct experiments and do research for their studies.\u00a0Not only do we have ships for moving and delivering shipments, but cruise ships are also built<\/strong> and used regularly.<\/p>\n

These are the kinds of ships that people use to go on vacation, mostly to exotic places like the Bahamas<\/a>.\u00a0A lot of ships have been made during our lifetime and they come in all sorts of types and sizes<\/strong>. In this article, we\u2019re going to name and talk about fifteen of the world\u2019s largest ships.<\/p>\n

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\"biggest15. Coraggio<\/h2>\n

Built in June 1976<\/strong> by Kawasaki Heavy Industries<\/a> and operated by Pluto S.p.A. Di Navigazione, the Coraggio<\/em> was a tanker ship with a Kawasaki steam engine that was eventually demolished in April 1985<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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14. Berge Empress<\/h2>\n

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Launched on December 23, 1975, the Berge Empress <\/em>is a tanker ship that was built in 1976<\/strong> by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding<\/a> and operated by Bergesen d.y. It went through three names while it was in service: Sea Empress<\/em>, Happy Empress<\/em>, and Empress des Mers<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The ship was originally sold to be demolished in Kaohsiung, Taiwan in March 1986, however, it ended up being resold to someone else and remained being in service<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

On May 27, 2004, Berge Empress<\/em> was officially sold and demolished<\/strong> in Chittagong<\/a>, Bangladesh.<\/p>\n

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13. Sea World<\/h2>\n

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Not to be confused with the theme park<\/a> of the same name in Orlando, Florida, Sea World<\/em> was built in 1978<\/strong> by Uddevallavarvet and was operated by Addison Sg. & Tdg. S.A. During its career, the ship has had its name changed twice to King Alexander<\/em> and Nanny<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Eventually, in 2003, it joined other demolished ships<\/strong> and was ripped apart for scrap in Jiangyin<\/a>, China.<\/p>\n

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12. Esso Pacific<\/h2>\n

Launched on June 13, 1977,<\/strong> the Esso Pacific<\/em> was a supertanker built by Hitachi Zosen Corporation<\/a> and operated by Esso Tankers Inc.<\/p>\n

In 2002, it joined the demolished ship list<\/strong> and was broken apart in Gadani Beach<\/a>, Pakistan for scrap.<\/p>\n