The World's Largest Ship Is Bigger Than The Empire State Building

The largest floating vessel in the world has taken to the water for the first time in South Korea. At a length of 1,601 feet (488 m), the Prelude, which is owned by Royal Dutch Shell, is 150 feet longer than the Empire State Building is high. In operation, it would weigh more than 600,000 tonnes; more than five times the weight of the largest aircraft carrier.

The Prelude is a floating liquefied natural gas facility which will allow Shell to produce natural gas at sea and then liquify it by chilling it to -260 degrees F so it can be transported around the world.