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I don't understand why the article calls this the largest ship ever built, since (going by Wikipedia, [1]) it is not the largest ship in any metric (gross tonna
by javert 12y ago
I don't understand why the article calls this the largest ship ever built, since (going by Wikipedia, [1]) it is not the largest ship in any metric (gross tonnage, deadwight tonnage, or length).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world%27s_longest_ships http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world%27s_longest_ships
- malkia 12y agoMaybe he really meant "in operation" or "active".
- lmm 12y agoAll the longer ones in that list are down as "broken up".
- EliRivers 12y agoUsing the metric "number of containers it can carry at once", which is the metric that formed the basis of the purchase and the key metric for a container vessel, it is the largest.