PHOTOS: Floating City With Schools, Hospital, Parks, Airport for its 50,000 Residents

Seasick sufferers look away now. A Florida-
based firm has designed a floating city called
Freedom Ship that would spend its entire
time at sea.
The vessel is a
mile long, 25-
storeys-high and has enough room for 50,000
permanent residents.
It features schools, hospitals, art galleries, shops,
parks, an aquarium, casino and even an art gallery
as well as an airport on the roof and a docking bay
at the rear.
Designed by the Florida-based Freedom Ship
International (FSI), the floating city is set to
cost $10 billion and weigh 2.7 million tonnes
– making it too large to ever dock. The ship
would spend the whole time at sea, circling
the globe once every two years, powered by
solar and wave energy
The designs also include a shopping centre
covering 1.7 million square foot. Designed by
Freedom Ship International (FSI), the vessel is set
to cost $10 billion and would weigh 2.7 million
tonnes – meaning it would be too big to ever enter
a port.
This means the ocean community would spend the
whole time at sea, circling the globe twice a year.
During this time, FSI claim the ship would spend
70 per cent offshore major cities and 30 per cent
moving between countries.
The route would take the ship from the east coast
of the U.S across the Atlantic Ocean into Europe,
passing Italy before looping back and sailing
around Africa, across to Australia, heading north
into Asia before spending the end of the year on
the west coast of America and into South America.
In addition to the permanent residents, the
Freedom Ship would also have room for an extra
30,000 daily visitors, 20,000 crew and 10,000
overnight guests.
Visitors and residents would be able to leave
the ship, either by plane or by boat thanks to
a dock at the rear, concept pictured, Visitors
and residents would be able to leave the
ship, either by plane or by boat thanks to a
dock at the rear, concept pictured, to visit
cities and countries where the ship will also
pick up supplies as and when needed
The Freedom Ship, concept pictured, is a
mile long, 25 storeys high and features
schools, hospitals, businesses, parks,
promenades, an art gallery, a shopping
centre, casino and airport on the roof. The
ship would spend the whole time at sea,
circling the globe twice a year.
The planned route, pictured, would take the
ship from the east coast of the U.S across
the Atlantic into Europe, passing Italy before
looping back and sailing around Africa and
across to Australia. It would then travel into
Asia before spending the end of the year on
the west coast of the U.S and South America
The airport, on the ship's top deck, would serve
private and small commercial aircraft carrying up
to 40 passengers each.
The whole ship will be 750ft wide, 350ft tall and
4,500 ft long – four times longer than the Queen
Mary II cruise ship. Roger M Gooch, director and
vice-president of Freedom Ship International said:
"The Freedom Ship will be the largest vessel ever
built, and the first ever floating city.
This will be a very heavily capitalised project and
the global economy in the last few years hasn't
been too inviting for unproven progressive projects
like ours.
In addition to 50,000 permanent residents,
the Freedom Ship would also have room for
an extra 30,000 daily visitors, 20,000 crew
and 10,000 overnight guests
The airport, on the ship's top deck, pictured,
would serve private and small commercial
aircraft carrying up to 40 passengers each. It
could also be used to fly supplies to the ship.
Aircraft could land and takeoff even when
the ship is moving
This drawing shows a cross section of the
ship. This drawing shows a cross section of
the ship. If built, the whole vessel would be
750ft wide, 350ft tall and 4,500 ft long. This
would make it four times longer than the
Queen Mary II cruise ship 'Happily, though it
has experienced a hiatus, the Freedom Ship
now looks as if it is a live project again
"Happily, though it has experienced a hiatus, the
Freedom Ship now looks as if it is a live project
again.
In the last six months we're getting more interest
in the project and we are hopeful we will raise the
$1 billion to begin construction."
Power for the vessel would come from various
sources including wave and solar power and on-
board generators.
Visitors will be able to leave the ship, either by
plane or boat, to visit cities and countries where
the ship will also pick up supplies as and when
needed.
The vessel, concept pictured, is just an idea
at the moment until the Florida-based
designers can raise at least $1 billion to start
construction. The company said following a
hiatus, and a drop in the global economy, it
has started receiving interest in the ship
again and hopes to raise this funding soon
THE FREEDOM SHIP IN NUMBERS
Width: 750ft
Length: 4,500ft
Height: 350ft
Weight: 2.7 million tones
Capacity: 50,000 permanent residents with room
for an extra 30,000 daily visitors, 20,000 crew and
10,000 overnight guests.
Cost: $10 billion
Buildings: Accommodation, schools, hospitals,
businesses, parks, promenades, an art gallery, a
shopping centre, casino and airport
Source: Dailymail