Stanislav Yudin

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Stanislav Yudin

IMO: 8219463

Build: 1985 by STX Finland – Turku in Finland, nr 1284

What does this ship have going against it?

Utterly hideous appearance, of course…

Hyundai 60

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 Hyundai 60

IMO: 7349754

Build: 1974 by Blohm & Voss Gmbh – Hamburg in Germany, nr 885 as E. T. P. M. 1601

Behemoth. Gigantic. Humongous. Gargantuan. Mammoth. Leviathan.

It seems that no matter the what synonym for something monstrous that you choose, there is no way that it sounds pretty. which is appropriate, as pretty is definitely not a word that is fitting for this monster.

Norwegian Epic : NEWSFLASH!!

Picture by Henk van der Heijden via http://koopvaardij.web-log.nl

Norwegian Epic : NEWSFLASH!!

The Norwegian Epic, already known & disgusted here on this site, has been let loose by her builders, she is now actually sailing the seas. And where did she go first? Rotterdam……well, thank you very much for

Norwegian Epic (Updated VI)

Rendering via http://www.epic.ncl.com

Rendering via http://www.ncl.epic.com

Norwegian Epic

IMO : 9410569

Build : 2010  by STX Europe Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard, Saint-Nazaire in France, nr ??

Update VI (08-05-2010)

I have found some aerial pictures from the here much discussed subject showing you the amount of

KM Ekranoplan (updated a little)

Dunno source, via http://www.darkroastedblend.com

Dunno source, via http://www.darkroastedblend.com

KM Ekranoplan

Worlds fastest ship?? Worlds largest plane?? However you wanna call it: it uses

Simon Stevin

Dunno source, via the Interwebs

Simon Stevin

IMO : 9464807

Build : 2009 by Construcciones Navales del Norte, S.L. – Sestao in Spain, nr ??

It’s been a long while since we had a Monster of the Seas posting here, not much suitable candidates

Oasis of the Seas

Oasis of the Seas

IMO : 9383936

Build : 2009 by STX Finland Cruise Oy – Turku in Finland, nr 1363

Remember this one?? I’d guess you did. It’s very hard to

Knock Nevis

Picture via http://www.knock-nevis.com

Knock Nevis

IMO : 7381154

Built : 1979 by Sumitomo Heavy Industries’s Oppama shipyard – Oppama in Japan, nr 1016 as Seawise Giant.

The biggest tanker in the world, a true monster of the sea :

Balder FPU

Balder FPU

IMO: 8763294

Build: 1996 at Keppel Fels in Singapore, nr 233 as SPU 380

Talk about massive, this thing is a towering behemoth of pipes, platforms, thingamajigs, and whatchamacallits.

Lorelay

Lorelay

IMO : 7349807

Build : 1974 by Flender Werke AG – Lübeck-Siems in Germany, nr 605 as Natalie Bolten (Bulkcarrier)

Converted : 1986 by ??

This is going to be just less of a double-post: A) she is looking menacingly

Far Samsom

Far Samson

IMO : 9400497

Build : 2009 by STX Norway Offshore AS Langsten, Langsten in Norway, nr 704

We are proud to announce another entry in our “Monsters of the Sea”-category:

MSC Daniela (Updated! and Again!!)

MSC Daniela

IMO : 9399002

Build : 2008 by Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy industries Co. Ltd, South Korea, nr 1708

Here at Uglyships.com we are right on the news: this is the first picture (and as far as I

Cristobal Colon

Cristobal Colon

IMO : 9429572

Build : 2009 by Construcciones Navales del Norte, Sestao in Spain, nr ??

This apparently is the biggest trailer suction hopper dredger in the whole wide

Celebrity Solstice

Celebrity Solstice

IMO : 9362530

Build : 2008  by  Jos L. Meyer Werft, Papenburg in Germany, nr 675

Another entry in our ‘Monsters of the Seas”-category: The Celebrity Solstice; some whopping facts: