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The motif in Space Battleship Yamato was repeated in Silent Service, a popular manga and anime that explores issues of nuclear weapons and the Japan–U.S. relationship. It tells the story of a nuclear-powered super submarine whose crew mutinies and renames the vessel Yamato, in allusion to the World War II battleship and the ideals she symbolises.
The final design called for a standard displacement of 64,000 long tons (65,000 t) and a full-load displacement of 69,988 long tons (71,111 t), [25] making the ships of the class the largest battleships yet designed, and the largest battleships ever constructed.
Name Ships in class Type Length Displacement Status Operator USS Enterprise 1: Aircraft carrier: 342 m (1,122 ft) 94,781: 1 decommissioned United States Navy Gerald R. Ford class
The world's longest ships are listed according to their overall length (LOA), which is the maximum length of the vessel measured between the extreme points in fore and aft. In addition, the ships' deadweight tonnage (DWT) and/or gross tonnage (GT) are presented as they are often used to describe the size of a vessel. The ships are listed by type.
OOCL G-class container ship Container ship: 399.9 m (1,312 ft) 61.3 m (201 ft) 235,341: In service COSCO Shipyard Group: OOCL: ONE Innovation: ONE I-class container ship Container ship: 399.9 m (1,312 ft) 61.4 m (201 ft) 235,311: In service Japan Marine United Corporation: Ocean Network Express: Nissei Maru: Globtik Tokyo class Supertanker
Battleships of World War Two: An International Encyclopedia. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. ISBN 1-55750-184-X. Yoshimura, Akira (1999). Battleship Musashi: The Making and Sinking of the World's Greatest Battleship. Tokyo: Kodansha International. ISBN 4-7700-2400-2.
With a full load displacement of 40,000 tons, the warship ranks among the world's largest amphibious assault ships, featuring a dual-island superstructure and full-length flight deck, the People's ...
At the time she was built, she was the heaviest self-propelled ship of any kind. With a laden draft of 24.6 m (81 ft) and a length of 458.45 m (1,504.10 ft), she was incapable of navigating the English Channel, [5] the Suez Canal or the Panama Canal. Overall, she is generally considered the largest self-propelled ship ever built.