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Deadly Sushi
02-10-2008, 11:58 PM
The largest ship EVER built!!!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/da/Knock_Nevis.jpg

Knock Nevis has a deadweight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonnage) of 564,763 tonnes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonne) and a summer displacement (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterline) of 647,955 t when laden with nearly 650,000 m³ (4.1 million barrels (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bbl)) of petroleum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petroleum). The ship has a draft (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draft_%28hull%29) of 24.6 m (81 feet) when fully loaded, which makes it impossible for the ship to navigate even the English Channel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Channel), let alone man-made canals at Suez (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Canal) and Panama (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_Canal).

lifesaver91958
03-07-2009, 02:27 PM
That's cool

lilylove
03-07-2009, 02:40 PM
Wow! That is big!

Biskit
03-07-2009, 02:53 PM
Uhhhh........:ohmy: they forgot to paint it. It's still in red primer. Think we should tell 'em?? :oops:

Calicolady
03-07-2009, 07:17 PM
Holy Camoly!

TexasGirl
03-07-2009, 07:19 PM
one question...........why???

JoeV
03-07-2009, 08:12 PM
one question...........why???
Because they CAN, that's why. It's a boy thing.