1. Wyoming (137.16 m)The biggest ship in the world is made of wood and was built in 1909 by a company named Percy & Small. This ship is 137.16 m in length and weighs an estimated 4,000 tons. Wyoming is equipped with a Hyde anchor windlass and steam engines. One of the investors is the Governor of the State of Wyoming so that the ship was named as Wyoming. It costs accounting for nearly $ 175,000.
2. USS Dunderberg (115 m)Second largest timber ship built in New York, United States. 115 meters in length, with a speed of 15 knots. The ship was built for sale to the U.S. Navy, although the ship was not completed before the American war Libration War. The Dunderberg later rejected by the United States Navy and then destroyed in 1874.
3. Caligula's Giant Ship (104 m)This ship used to transport the obelisk in St. Peter's Square from Egypt on the orders of Roman Emperor Caligula. Caligula's Giant Ship length 104 meters, can carry 800 crew crew. The ship was also called round ship.
4. Pretoria (103 m)Pretoria ship built at West Bay City, Michigan. The ultimate goal is to be used in the Great Lakes. Sebagaikapal fourth largest in the world 103 meters long, 13.3 meters wide and 7 meters depth. The ship can carry 5,000 tons of iron ore, 175,000 bushels of wheat, or even 300,000 bushels of wheat. Unfortunately, the ship was sunk by storms in 1905
5. Great Republic (102.1 m)The ship was scheduled to be launched on 4 September 1853 but due to the rapid increase in the price of wood, then postponed until October 4, 1853. Two months later on December 27, the ship was burned and almost completely destroyed by fire.The ship was sold to Captain Nathaniel Palmer's later rebuilt and modified. Great Republic then turned to Denmark when it was bought by the Merchants' Trading Company. Have the capacity to carry goods weighing 5,000 tons with an estimated speed of 19 kn (35.2 km / h). Old ship was finally abandoned in 1872.
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