No, the emergence of long-range airliners in the late 1950s gradually removed the source of passengers from ocean-going passenger ships. Because large, high-speed passenger ships are extremely expensive to build and maintain and their speed is much lower than that of airplanes, they are not suited to modern economic needs. This type of ship has been in decline for more than ten years. . The route of large ocean liners completely disappeared from the world in October 1977.
Coastal passenger and cargo ships generally weigh less than 6,000 gross tons, with a speed of 14 to 18 nautical miles per hour, numerous cabin levels and large loading capacity. The “Long March” type passenger and cargo ship off the coast of China is 5,926 gross tons, 124 meters long, 6 decks, 9,000 horsepower, 18 nautical miles per hour and can carry about 900 pamessengers and 2,000 tons of goods.
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Classification of passenger ships:
1. Ocean Passenger Ships
Ocean Passenger Ships can be divided into Ocean Passenger Ships and Coastal Passenger Ships. In the fall of 1620, the British sailing ship "Mayflower" carried 100 immigrants and their baggage across the Atlantic to Cape Cod in the Americas. It can be considered the first passenger sea transport of modern times.
In 1818, the American “Black Ball” Steamship Company opened the regular New York-Liverpool line for the first time. Since 1938, with financial support from the British government, regular routes have been opened to West Asia, East Asia, Australia and across the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. In 1880, the Merchants Group of China opened a regular route between Shanghai and San Francisco.
2. Tourist ships
Tourist ships are similar to large ocean-going passenger ships, typically 20,000 to 40,000 gross tons, and can carry 800 to 1,400 passengers. in the middle and aft of the ship. Speed is 20 to 24 nautical miles per hour. It can sail around the beautiful sea areas or regularly sail around the world, and is also engaged in interport transportation.
Baidu Encyclopedia - Ordinary Passenger Ships
Baidu Encyclopedia - Passenger Ships