World's Biggest Ship: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Triple-E's enormous 400 metre hull will be made from 60,000 tons of steel, divided into 24 prefabricated ‘Megablocks'. Large enough to swallow 18,000 containers, and sturdy enough to survive a pummelling by 25-metre high storm surges, this steel goliath will be the largest ship on the ocean today. In the South Korean port of Okpo, we meet the international team of engineers and designers, whose job it is to build and deliver the Triple E in just 32 weeks. But as work gets under way, problems with the weather and the yard's subcontractors, lead to serious delays.

Series details

• Title: World's Biggest Ship
• Format: Documentary
• Language: English
• Premiere date: 2013-10-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2013-11-05
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Quest
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 29376

Cast and credited roles

• Bill Petrie — Narrator

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2013-10-01; final listed air date 2013-11-05; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from World's Biggest Ship on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.