REMARKABLE SHIPS - BARCOS EXTRAORDINARIOS

Hi my dear friends. Do you like ships? Today we are going to look at four different ships that will astonish you for sure!

Hola mis queridos amigos. ¿Os gustan los barcos? Hoy vamos a mirar hacia cuatro barcos diferentes que seguramente van a asombraros.

Info: Speak Up magazine

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REMARKABLE SHIPS

The oceans are filled with un unimaginable number of fascinating ships.  Whether it is their glamour, their size or their capabilities, some of these industrial wonders embrace excess above all others.

THE BIGGEST CONTAINER SHIP

Sailing under the Panama flag and active since 2022, the Ever Alot is the largest container ship in the world. 

Spanning the equivalent of three football fields and with a capacity for 24,000 containers, it is operated by the Evergeen Marine Corporation.

THE MOST GLAMOROUS YACHT

The Eclipse is a 162.5-metre-long motor superyacht  that has sixty-six crew members, two helicopter pads, a top speed of 21.5km and can accomodate up to thirty-six guests in its eighteen staterooms. 

The third longest yacht in the world, the Elipse is one of only sixty-eight existing motor yachts longer than a hundred metres.

The yacht is owned by the Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich and is worth an estimated €340 million.

The Eclipse is equipped with a missile detection system, missile launchers and self-defence systems.

THE LARGEST WARSHIP

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is the lead ship of her class in the US Navy, as well as the world's largest aircraft carrier and the largest warship ever constructed.

Named after Gerald Ford, the 38th President of the United States, its construction began in 2005 in Newport News, Virginia.

It was delivered to the Navy in 2017.  In October 2023, the day after the Hamas attack on Israel, the US Secretary of Defense directed the ship to the Eastern Mediterranean as part of regional deterrence efforts.

THE NICEST SAILBOAT

The SV Golden Horizon is the very opposite of the mass entertainment offered by the Icon of the Seas. This 1912 ship is a distinctly exclusive experience in which relaxation is a top priority.

A total of 324 guests have cabins with a sea view, choose between an elegant restaurant with live music or a refreshing dinner on the wide open decks, and visit remote locations among other leisure and cultural on-board activities.  Its large, impeccably white sails make this vessel look stunning.

GLOSSARY

TO SPAN:  abarcar  /  STATEROOMS: camarotes de lujo  /  DETERRENCE: disuasión  /  LEISURE: ocio  /  SAILS: velas  /  STUNNING: imponente