a power point on ships By Darragh Lucy Katie

The biggest ship in the world The biggest ship in the world is called oil tanker –Mont its capacity is 564763 dw <weight means dead weight> and its length is 1504 foot.

Fastest ship in the world The fastest ship in the world is called the Boeing 171 it can go around 58 knots

The Titanic The titanic was built in Belfast and wanted to go to America but it crashed into an iceberg and the last stop between America was in county cork in Covh and 1503 people died

There are a lot of different ways you can use a ship You could use your ship for a course around the country or for careering cargo or go on a holiday or maybe go under the water in a submarine

Submarines Nreus is the strongest submarine in the world it can dive to at least 36000 ft under water it was designed to explore caves. It was exploring a trench 32000ft deep.

Pirate ship Jolly roger was a name for a flag that the pirates used. In the Bahamas they have a special made flag for the pirates so they do not use the jolly roger.

The first ships Believe it or not, the first known boat dates back around 8,000 years-ago Although boats have been around for thousands of years the Egyptians took credit for it. Wooden boats were made of acacia wood cargo ships could carry up to 500 ton of rock

Interesting facts There is an old abandoned Russian cruise ship roaming international waters since 2013 The largest ships can cost over 200 million dollars to build As of this moment there are roughly 20 million containers crossing the world A yacht could cost up to 350000 a year and insurance would cost 250000.