The sky is clear, and it is clear that today is a suitable day to go to sea.

It seems that Singapore's feng shui masters also have a bit of a way, and the weather is also beautiful. More than a week passed in a flash, because there was some administrative inspection problem in the end, and the gambling ship led by the Wei family, the Princess Maria, was finally scheduled to be officially launched today.

Because of the publicity for a long time in the early stage, there were many people who came during the cutting time, and the ship would depart from Singapore, pass through the countries of the South Seas and then go westward, and finally return to the other side of the world, and finally return to Singapore from Hong Kong. It's a global execution!

It is said to be a gambling ship, but the tires are huge, and they are not simply for gambling, and even in order to legally get on and off passengers in some countries, the function of gambling is deliberately weakened. Most of the features are not much different from a normal cruise ship!

What other big cruise ships have, it has. Anything else that is not above, he will also have it, but the difference is just in size.

Countless streamers moved with the steamer, and in bursts of cheers, the cruise ship slowly sailed towards the high seas.

The wind in the bow of the boat is not too strong, and it is quite comfortable to blow.

"This cruise ship is really big, it's much bigger than the one under my name that has been pulling wood and waste electrical appliances every month...... "Looking at the seabirds that landed on the railing of the ship, he Zilong said jokingly to Wei Yuyun on the side.

"Of course, your little ship is freight, and it's short-haul. It's still second-hand, and if it is converted into Singapore dollars, it will be worth two or three million dollars. This large cruise ship can be built at a cost of hundreds of millions, and it is still in dollars. Can this be the same......" Wei Yuyun also seems to like blowing the sea breeze, and closes her eyes and looks like she is enjoying it.

Regarding Wei Yuyun's statement, He Zilong did not deny anything.

Beneath the Princess Maria, weighing 154407 tonnes and carrying 3,634 passengers, is like an interactive marine park, including the FlowRider, a man-made surf device that debuted on a cruise ship. There is a swimming pool for sports on the water supply, as well as a rotating pool that extends from both sides of the boat.

The tonnage of the future China Taishan: 24,500 tons, the length of the ship is 180.45 meters, the beam is 25.5 meters, with 927 seats, the cruise ship is equipped with more than 400 European styles, with a variety of restaurants, piano bar, casino water bar, theater bar, pool bar, Disco bar, fitness center, etc., and has a large duty-free shop. For example!

The cruise ship is a second-hand cruise ship purchased by Bohai Ferry Company and Costa Cruise Line in Italy, and the purchase price is 43 million US dollars. And at the moment this cruise ship is a sample of three more than the size, and it is brand new. It is not an exaggeration to say that it costs hundreds of millions of dollars.

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"The length of this cruise ship is longer than that of an aircraft carrier, which is a little exciting to think about. Don't laugh at me, I didn't do much research on this before. I always thought that a military aircraft carrier was the largest ship, so when I heard that this ship was bigger than an aircraft carrier a few days ago. Seriously, I was taken aback...... "In the end, it's my own person, some little embarrassments and heartfelt words, it's not easy to say in front of others, but He Zilong feels that there is no need to hide it in front of Wei Yuyun."

"You don't understand this, the length of the warship is specially controlled, it's not that it can't be built bigger and longer, but there is no need to ......" Wei Yuyun obviously understands this way, and explained to He Zilong, that is the head is the way.

"Are you saying that there are more ships in the world that are bigger than aircraft carriers, and the reason why the military does not build larger warships is deliberately ......?" He Zilong asked curiously.

"That's right, value for money is everything. Warships are designed to fight, not to make money and carry passengers. The cruise ship is a business, the more people you can bring, the better, unnecessary equipment will be removed, and the special design can naturally be bigger and lighter, bringing more guests...... "Wei Yuyun seems to intend to deepen the knowledge of He Zilong, a little white, or maybe he wants to find a common hobby for both parties in the future.

After chatting for a while, He Zilong finally knew a lot of things that he didn't know before.

As early as the 70s of the last century, Japan once built a supertanker with a full load displacement of more than 800,000 tons and a length of more than 450 meters, which was 8 times the size of the largest aircraft carrier in service in 201X.

Can an aircraft carrier be built to be bigger? Of course, it can, and it can even be as long as 700 meters.

It's just that a 300-meter aircraft carrier has a draft of 20 meters, and a 700-meter aircraft carrier has a displacement of at least 60 meters, which means that a 700-meter aircraft carrier has a displacement of at least 300,000 tons. Think about a displacement of more than 300,000 tons, the suitable power source has to be redeveloped, 700 meters and 300 meters of appearance is the same, but the supporting systems have to be redeveloped, the cost is too great.

Aircraft carriers are colloquially known as mobile "homeland". That would require first of all to solve the problem of its power, and the steel required to build an aircraft carrier. At present, mankind has only 1 million tons of aircraft carriers. Represented by the American Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. Its tonnage is 104,200 tons. A 500,000-ton aircraft carrier is the same as a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier, and several missile attack aircraft carriers are still incapacitated.

It could have had three 100,000-ton aircraft carriers, but it had to be replaced by a 300,000-ton one, and if there were a few missiles on the deck during the war, there would be no aircraft carriers available, which was really not cost-effective.

In addition, a substantial increase in the tonnage of aircraft carriers will not only change the aircraft carrier itself, but also the aircraft carrier's escort force and supply capacity will also be greatly enhanced; the wharf that originally docked at a 100,000-ton aircraft carrier may not be able to dock at a 500,000-ton terminal, and it will have to be rebuilt at a site, which is tantamount to completely disrupting the original rules. It is time-consuming and laborious to tear everything down and start over, and it is not always possible to get the same return on combat effectiveness, so it is technically feasible to build a larger aircraft carrier, but it is not in line with reality.

In the end, the size of an aircraft carrier must be determined by considering many comprehensive factors, and even if the United States is as wealthy and technologically advanced as the United States, it is impossible for the aircraft carrier to be increased indefinitely. One more point: from the perspective of the use of carrier-based aircraft, the wider the deck, the better, but it cannot be excessive, and certain restrictions are still needed.

In addition, there is a very important factor in the take-off of carrier-based aircraft, that is, the aircraft carrier needs to drive to its maximum speed to provide upwind lift for carrier-based aircraft. At the current level of human shipbuilding, it is impossible to increase the speed of a nearly 800,000-ton giant ship to 30 knots. In other words, the supercarrier of the United States is the maximum of the aircraft carrier!

But there are not so many problems to consider on large transoceanic cruise ships, first of all, there is no need to consider security issues, then there will be no various armed systems that occupy space like warships, (in fact, it is impossible to approve the placement of large weapons on cruise ships, right?)

Secondly, if a large cruise ship often crosses the ocean back and forth, the itinerary is a month or two, and it is no problem to slow down.

The guests who come up are either travel-sized than enjoyable. Either you are a gambler, or you are a casual pickle girl on vacation. Get off the steamer in the middle and slow down, it will be considered a vacation, otherwise you won't charge such a high fare when you come up. If you really want to be fast, there are also helicopters on the cruise ship, which can be leisurely and magnificent at any time, allowing people to reach their destination quickly.

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