Posted on Jan 18, 2017
Ship Photos of the Day - Vale Ships First Iron Ore from Giant S11D Mine – gCaptain
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For reference, this ship is nearly FOUR times the size of an aircraft carrier, by deadweight tonnage.
Ship Photos of the Day - Vale Ships First Iron Ore from Giant S11D Mine – gCaptain
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Posted 8 y ago
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Had no idea that ore carriers were that big - must take a small fleet of tugs.
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SN Greg Wright
I work on VLCC's and ULCC's (ULCC's can be this large or larger) and they generally use 4. Modern tractor tugs have nearly as much horse as the ships they're moving. I once saw two of them heel over nearly sideways (they have 360 degree jets, not props) stopping our VLCC from 12 knots within 3/4 of a mile. Trust me, that's FAST.
Oh, and the largest container ships can approach this size, too.
Oh, and the largest container ships can approach this size, too.
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SN Greg Wright Pretty Cool CTOSN Just don't be Pulling No Edmund Fitz on Me! I've lost too Many Shipmates Already!
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
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