is there ships as big as titanic now?

Question

if there isnt why cant b one built?

Answer 1

Most of these cargo container superships are probably bigger than the Titanic, as are petroleum supertankers, and attack aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy.

The Titanic was probably the largest passenger ship of it's time, but that was back in 1912.

Answer 2

Titanic was big for her day but is dwarfed by ships since then. as early as the 1920's there were ships larger than the titanic. Today's ships are a 1,000 feet plus and over a 120,000 tons. Titanic was 66,000 tons full load and less than 900 feet long. In today's terms a pip squeak.

Answer 3

Supertanker Knock Nevis/ Jahre Viking
- big ship with a big story

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(Photo collection Dag Bjerke, via Supertankers)

This is the king of all supertankers, and possibly the biggest ship ever constructed (see French tankers on page 1, competing for this title). However, it is certainly the BIGGEST SHIP still in operation (albeit as a "floating storage and offloading unit" only). There is also a larger-than-life story associated with that ship.

First of all, it had more pseudonyms than Alexandre Dumas:
- "Seawise Giant"
- "Porthos"
- "Happy Giant"
- "Jahre Viking"
- "Knock Nevis"

Built in Japan in 1979 for a Greek shipping magnate, who went bankrupt shortly thereafter, she was sold to the Hong Kong owner, who promptly increased her length even more. In 1981 "The Seawise Giant" was born, biggest among ships.

To give you some idea of her size, compare with London's Tower Bridge:
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with Empire State Building
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and Eiffel Tower:
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At first, she operated between the Middle East and the USA but from about 1986 she was used as a floating storage ship and transhipment terminal in Iran during the Iran-Iraq War. In May, 1988, the ship was attacked and heavily damaged by bombs dropped from Iraqi jets while lying at the Iranian Hormuz terminal in the Strait of Hormuz. Check out the fire and damage photos here. Extensively damaged, she sank in the shallow waters there.

But the story does not end here. Miraculously, she gained a second life and a full restoration! "The Sea Wise Giant", or what remained of her, was bought by a Norwegian company, re-floated, and towed to the Keppel shipyard in Singapore. After major conversions and repairs she was relaunched in 1991 first as the "Happy Giant", and then as the "TT Jahre Viking". Here is a photo of restoration (click to enlarge):

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In March 2004, the ship was sold again and sent by her new owner to the Dubai shipyard to be refitted as a floating storage and offloading unit (FSO). There, she was given her current name, "Knock Nevis". On the following photos we see her arrival at the docks - the final sea voyage of the great and legendary ship:

Answer 4

Lighter vessels which can carry a number of barges are much bigger than Titanic. They cannot be berthed even in a large port like Mumbai. Queen Marry II which was at Cochin recently is the biggest passenger liner now.

Answer 5

the titanic was huge during its "era". now its probably smaller than Tom Cruise's boat. Some boats today no longer fit thru the panama canal. However, the titanic was unique in both size and beauty. So even if it is no longer the biggest, it sure is still "the biggest" (before it went down that is)

Answer 6

to give some numbers......Titanic displaced ( think weighed) 45,000 tons. The cruise ships Queen Mary II and the Freedom of the Seas weigh 150,000 tons!

Answer 7

Today there are passenger liners four times the length of the TITANIC!
Merchant ships carrying oil , called Super Tankers, are even longer---HUGE!!!!
People use bikes to go from the front to the rear of the ship, on the DECK!!

Answer 8

The Titanic is a bathtub toy compared to modern ships.

Answer 9

Queen mary is the largest floating ship today, much much larger than Tiitanic!

Answer 10

Your super tankers are a lot bigger than the Titanic.