List of world's longest ships

Size comparison between five of the longest ships of their type

The world's longest ships are listed according to their overall length (LOA), which is the maximum length of the vessel measured between the extreme points in fore and aft. In addition, the ships' deadweight tonnage (DWT) and gross tonnage (GT) are presented as they are often used to describe the size of a vessel.

The list includes the current record-holders, either as individual ships or ship classes, of each major ship type as well as longer vessels that have been scrapped.

The list does not include other floating structures, generally not self propelled, such as mobile offshore drilling units (example, the 1,200,000 DWT Hibernia Gravity Base Structure) or mobile floating liquefied natural gas units (example, the 488 m (1,601 ft) long Prelude FLNG).

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Name Type Length overall DWT GT/GRT In service Status Notes Image Ref
Seawise Giant Oil tanker 458.46 m (1,504.1 ft) 564,650 DWT 260,851 GT 1979–2009 Broken up Originally smaller, jumboisation made Seawise Giant the largest ship ever by length, displacement (657,019 tonnes), and deadweight tonnage. [1]
Batillus class (4 ships) Oil tanker 414.22 m (1,359.0 ft) 553,661–
555,051 DWT		 274,837–
275,276 GT		 1976–2003 Broken up The four Batillus-class supertankers were the largest and longest ships ever to be laid down per original plans. They were the largest ever when measuring gross tonnage, and were second only to Seawise Giant (post its jumboisation) for deadweight tonnage and length overall. All were built by 1979, three were retired by 1986, only Prairial sailed to 2003. [2]
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Esso Atlantic
Esso Pacific		 Oil tanker 406.57 m (1,333.9 ft) 516,421–
516,891 DWT		 247,160–
247,161 GT		 1977–2002 Broken up [7]
Barzan Container ship 400 m (1,312 ft) 199,744 DWT 195,636 GT 2015– In service [8]
Pioneering Spirit Crane vessel 382 m (1,253 ft) 50,000 DWT 403,342 GT 2014– In service Pioneering Spirit is the largest twin-hulled vessel ever built as well as, at 124 metres (407 ft), the widest ship in the world.
Photo is prior to renaming of vessel.		 [9][10]
TI class (4 ships) Oil tanker 380 m (1,247 ft) 441,893 DWT 234,006 GT 2002– In service The four TI-class supertankers are the largest ships currently in service by deadweight tonnage. Two ships have been converted to floating storage and offloading (FSO) units. [11]
Valemax (35 ships) Bulk carrier 360–362 m (1,181–1,188 ft) 400,000 DWT 200,000 GT 2011– In service The 400,000-ton Valemax ore carriers are the largest bulk carriers ever constructed by deadweight tonnage and length overall. [12]
Oasis class (4 ships) Cruise ship 360 m (1,181 ft) 15,000 DWT 225,282 GT 2009– In service Oasis-class cruise ships Oasis of the Seas and Allure of the Seas are the largest passenger ships ever built by gross tonnage, length overall and passenger capacity. A third and fourth ship are under construction.[13] [14]
Queen Mary 2 Ocean liner 345 m (1,132 ft) 19,189 DWT 148,527 GT 2003– In service [15][16]
Q-Max (14 ships) LNG carrier 345 m (1,132 ft) 128,900 DWT 163,922 GT 2008– In service [17]
USS Enterprise Aircraft carrier 342 m (1,122 ft) 1961–2013 Retired USS Enterprise, the longest aircraft carrier ever built, was deactivated in December 2012. [18][19] [20][21]
Iowa class (4 ships) Battleship 270 m (890 ft) 1943–1992 Retired Iowa-class battleships were the longest battleships ever built. [22]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Auke Visser. "Jahre Viking". International Super Tankers. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  2. ↑ Auke Visser. "Batillus". International Super Tankers. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  3. ↑ Auke Visser. "Pierre Guillaumat". International Super Tankers. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  4. ↑ Auke Visser. "Bellamya". International Super Tankers. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  5. ↑ Auke Visser. "Prairial". International Super Tankers. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  6. ↑ The Tanker Register 1978 ISSN 0305-179X
  7. ↑ Auke Visser. "Kapetan Giannes". International Super Tankers. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  8. ↑ "Barzan (33829)". DNV GL Portal. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2015-06-27.
  9. ↑ "Pieter Schelte (9593505)". Equasis. French Ministry for Transport. Retrieved 2014-10-14. (registration required (help)).
  10. ↑ Vessel dimensions and capability range. Allseas. Retrieved 2014-10-14./
  11. ↑ Auke Visser. "TI Africa". International Super Tankers. Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  12. ↑ "Vale Brasil (30616)". DNV GL Portal. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2013-05-19.
  13. ↑ Royal Caribbean Orders Third Oasis-Class Ship from STX France. Cruise Industry News, 27 December 2012. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
  14. ↑ "Oasis of the Seas (27091)". DNV GL Portal. Det Norske Veritas. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
  15. ↑ World Shipping Register. "SHIPS INDEX - Q". Retrieved 2011-08-24.
  16. ↑ "Queen Mary 2 (9241061)". Ships In Class. Lloyd's Register. Retrieved 2012-07-19. (subscription required (help)).
  17. ↑ "LNG carrier "Mozah" delivered to Qatargas and Nakilat" (Press release). Qatargas. 2008-09-29. Retrieved 2008-11-28.
  18. ↑ USS Enterprise Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. military-today.com
  19. ↑ "Obit for a Carrier". Time. January 7, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  20. ↑ USS Enterprise Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. military-today.com
  21. ↑ "Obit for a Carrier". Time. January 7, 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  22. ↑ "LNG carrier "Mozah" delivered to Qatargas and Nakilat" (Press release). 2000-10-21. Retrieved 2015-07-12.
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