What's Inside: Liners, Tankers, and Merchant Ships

ships look like on the inside? And

what can they do?

Look inside ships from the

1800s to the 1990s, including

Titanic, Cutty Sark—the fastest

cargo ship of the sailing era,

and Berge Stahl—the world’s

second largest bulk carrier.

Find out why icebreakers aren’t

trapped in ice, how side-wheel

steamships power their paddles,

and how many tons a cargo ship’s

containers can weigh.

Discover how liners and merchant

ships work, what they are used

for, and how they have made

history.