The 10 fastest ships in the world, the speed of the first place even surpasses the airplane. From Zheng He's seven voyages to the West to Columbus's discovery of the New World of America, human beings have always had the ambition to conquer the endless sea, eager to ride the wind and waves on the sea, and move forward bravely. And to realize such an adventure, an excellent ship is indispensable. In the past, due to the lack of advanced technology, the idea of human shipbuilding was mainly based on safety. However, as technology continues to mature, designers and the market have long shifted their focus to speed.
The world's martial arts are only fast and unbreakable. Today, we're going to take a look at the 10 fastest ships in the world. Put on your life jacket and we're off right away.
10th place: Fujin. Launched in 2015, the Fujin is an all-carbon fibre catamaran and currently the fastest catamaran in the world. It features a Polynesian-style bow, and each hull is equipped with C-wings, a rotating mast, and adjustable T-wings. With a headwind speed of 24 km/h and a maximum speed of 55 km/h, a new world record was set for the Long Island Strait to Martha's Vineyard, a full five hours shorter than the previous record. Although Fu Jinhao's career was abruptly interrupted by an accident in 2018, the modified new Fu Jin is more powerful in appearance and some structural details, making it possible to expect his performance in the next race.
Ninth place: USS Francisco. This passenger ferry from Argentina is 99 meters long and can accommodate 150 cars and 1,000 passengers. In addition to offering facilities such as VIP lounges, bars and a large duty-free shopping mall, the Francisco is best known for its speed. Despite weighing 650 tonnes and displacing 1,516 tonnes, it can reach speeds of up to 108 kilometres per hour thanks to two large turbine engines, high-powered water jets and a 7:1 gearbox, making it the fastest passenger ferry in the world.
8th place: HMCS hydrofoil. Among all kinds of national defenses, the formation of a strong national defense force has always been a tireless task for powerful countries. Canada's HMCS BOS hydrofoil is one of the fastest in the world, cruising at an astonishing 116 km/h during maritime time in 1969. Due to its unique design, it spends most of its time on the water, and the hull has only 3 points in contact with the water, which greatly reduces the drag during the journey and perfectly raises the upper limit of speed.
Seventh place: Hong Kong Dafei. From the 60s to the 80s of the 20th century, Hong Kong experienced a period of rapid development, and Dafei became a unique memory of this era. Due to the high smuggling activities at that time, criminals would illegally modify speedboats for smuggling. Da Fei got its name because it looks like it flies against the sea from a distance when driving at high speeds. Generally speaking, each smuggling aircraft will be equipped with 6-7 imported engines, each with at least 250 horsepower, a length of between 12 and 15 meters, and a top speed of 120 kilometers per hour. Although the speed of Dafei is amazing, it cannot escape the punishment of the law in the end.
Sixth place: Sail Rocket 2. Sailing ships are an ancient tool of navigation with a history of more than 6,000 years. Although the sailboat may stay in people's impression of the poetic scene of Tang poems hanging directly on the clouds and sailing the sea, the sail rocket No. 2 will completely break this inherent perception. Born in the UK, this carbon fibre sailboat is most unique about its underwater design. The addition of several devices similar to those of early airplanes on the Mint keel helped it overcome the bubble barrier effect at 50 knots and increase the speed of the sailboat to an astonishing 68 knots, or 126 kilometers per hour. This is inseparable from the nearly 50 years of research efforts of Paul Larsen and his team.
Fifth place: The world is not enough for me to run a luxury yacht. In film and television works, yachts are generally based on luxury and exclusivity, but in reality, the chief designer of this luxury yacht, Frank Mulder, has a different opinion. The yacht's name comes from the 007 movie "Only Black Sun Crisis". It is the only luxury speedboat in the world that can reach speeds of more than 100 kilometers per hour. Thanks to its powerful twin diesel engines and twin gas turbines, it can reach speeds of up to 70 knots, or 129 kilometers per hour. In addition to ultra-fast speed, the yacht also offers luxurious VIP rooms, open-plan kitchens, exquisitely decorated restaurants and other facilities, so that passengers can enjoy endless luxury passion in addition to unparalleled speed on board.
4th place: Jaguar V2 billion electric speedboat. The Jaguar brand has always been known for producing supercars that are extremely fast, and while they don't seem to have much experience when it comes to speedboats, that hasn't stopped them from advancing in the electric speedboat space. The Jaguar Victor team worked with Williams Advanced Engineering to create a V2 billion electric speedboat using the same hardware and technology as Formula E racing. In June 2018, at Lake Coniston in Cumbria, England, the speedboat was rated at 142 per kilometerRacing at a speed of 6 kilometers at 13 kilometers can easily break 10 years ago at 123 kilometers per hour6 km electric speedboat speed record. With the complete reliance on pure electricity and the absence of any fuel, this record-breaking is all the more significant. The Jaguar Victor team promises that the speedboat will be even faster in the future.
3rd place: Mystery C5000 speedboat. This speedboat has an incredible speed and can cross the distance of a football field in less than a second, satisfying the quest for speed. The boat is equipped with an air-conditioned cockpit, on-board oxygen system, communication audio sound system, perfect for parties. However, the only downside is that it is expensive, costing close to $250,000. The hull of the C5000 speedboat is made of specially designed composite materials and is 152 meters wide 3The 5-metre twin-turbo engine with a total power of 30,700 hp and a speed of up to 257 km/h at sea level provides an extremely fast and luxurious onboard experience.
2nd place: Airship Blue Jay K7. Known as a miracle in the history of human speed, the Blue Jayer K7 was piloted by Donald Campbell and set seven water speed records between 1955 and 1964. The ship is made of specially designed composite materials and is equipped with a cylindrical axial turbojet engine, which is far ahead in thrust. However, in January 1967, Campbell and the Blue Jays died at the bottom of Lake Coniston in a new challenge. The wreckage of the Blue Bird K7 was salvaged in 2001 and reassembled to rejuvenate the miracle of a maximum speed of 482 kilometers per hour on the water.
1st place: Spirit of Australia.
You might think that modern technology is changing with each passing day, just like a tall building, and the highest speed record will always be surpassed and broken, but the truth is that the Spirit of Australia is flying at 511 per hourThe speed of 1 km has always been at the top of the list, to know the flight speed of an ordinary small airliner.
It was only 500 kilometers per hour, and this was a record set in October 1978, and since then, it has been very difficult to get close to, let alone surpass, and the most surprising thing is that the ship was developed by an ordinary amateur mechanic in his yard in 1976, when the designer Kenwabi made a full reference to the Bluebird, in the pursuit of speed, and bought his three suction jet engines from an auction, in order to ensure the stability and safety of the hull, he chose to add more thrust。
To overcome the weight disadvantage, the materials of the hull were made of wood and fiberglass, which were used in the event of rain.
Relying on tarps to cover and protect the hull, according to relevant reports, the Spirit of Australia has been inherited by the descendants of the original designer and has been upgraded and upgraded, the second generation of the Spirit of Australia.
In the 2018 test run, the average speed has reached 314 km/h, and the design is still being optimized, and it is believed that in the near future, we will see a new world record born.