List of longest ships
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/or gross tonnage (GT) are presented as they are often used to describe the size of a vessel.
The ships are listed by type. Only ship types for which there exist a ship longer than 300 metres (1,000 ft) are included. For each type, the list includes current record-holders either as individual ships, ship classes or standard designs, up to four runner-ups, and all longer ships 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).
Oil tankers
Name | Length overall | DWT | GT/GRT | In service | Status | Notes | Image | Ref |
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Seawise Giant | 458.46 m (1,504 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) | 414.22 m (1,359 ft) | 553,661–555,051 DWT | 274,837–275,276 GT | 1976–2003 | Broken up | The largest and longest ships ever to be laid down per original plans. They became second only to Seawise Giant (after its jumboisation) for deadweight tonnage and length overall. | [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] | |
Esso AtlanticEsso Pacific | 406.57 m (1,334 ft) | 516,421–516,891 DWT | 247,160–247,161 GT | 1977–2002 | Broken up | [7] | ||
Nai SuperbaNai Genova | 381.92 m (1,253 ft) | 409,400 DWT | 1978–2001 | Broken up | [8] [9] | |||
Berge EmperorBerge Empress | 381.82 m (1,253 ft) | 423,745 DWT | 1975–2004 | Broken up | [10] [11] | |||
TI class (4 ships) | 380 m (1,247 ft) | 441,893 DWT | 234,006 GT | 2002– | In service | [12] |
Bulk carriers
Name | Length overall | DWT | GT/GRT | In service | Status | Notes | Image | Ref |
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Valemax (68 ships) | 360–362 m (1,181–1,188 ft) | 380,000–400,000 DWT | 200,000 GT | 2011– | In service | As of 2018, there are five different ship designs that are referred to as Valemax ships. | [13] | |
Berge Stahl | 342 m (1,122 ft) | 364,767 DWT | 175,720 GT | 1986– | In service | Berge Stahl was the longest and largest bulk carrier in 1986–2011. | [14] | |
Tubarao MaruBrasil MaruGlobal Harmony | 340 m (1,115 ft) | 327,095–327,180 DWT | 160,774 GT | 2007– | In service | [15] [16] | ||
Ruhr OreAlster Ore | 340 m (1,115 ft) | 305,836–305,893 DWT | 171,924 GT | 1987–2011 | Broken up | [18] | ||
Stellar AceStellar BannerStellar Crown | 340 m (1,115 ft) | 300,660 DWT | 151,596 GT | 2015– | Sunk[20] | Stellar Banner sank in 2020.[20] | [21] [22] |
Container ships
Name | Length overall | DWT | Gross tonnage | In service | Status | Image | Ref |
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Barzan Al Muraykh Al Nefud Al Zubara Al Dahna Tihama | 400 m (1,312 ft) | 199,744 DWT | 195,636 GT | 2015– | In service | [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] | |
MOL Triumph MOL Trust MOL Tribute MOL Tradition | 400 m (1,312 ft) | 192,672 DWT | 199,000 GT | 2017– | In service | [30] [31] [32] | |
MSC Diana MSC Ingy MSC Eloane MSC Mirjam MSC Rifaya MSC Leanne | 399.994 m (1,312 ft) | 202,036 DWT | 193,489 GT | 2016– | In service | [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] | |
MSC Anna MSC Viviana | 399.98 m (1,312 ft) | 185,503 DWT | 187,587 GT | 2016– | In service | [40] [41] | |
OOCL Hong Kong OOCL Germany OOCL Japan OOCL United Kingdom OOCL Scandinavia OOCL Indonesia | 399.87 m (1,312 ft) | 191,977 DWT | 210,890 GT | 2017– | In service | [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] |
Passenger ships
Name | Length overall | Gross tonnage | In service | Status | Image | Ref |
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Oasis class (5 ships) | 360–362 m (1,181–1,188 ft) | 225,282–226,963 GT | 2009– | In service | [48] [49] [50] | |
Quantum class (5 ships) | 347.06–348 m (1,139–1,142 ft) | 168,666 GT | 2014– | In service | [51] [52] [53] | |
Queen Mary 2 | 345 m (1,132 ft) | 148,527 GT | 2003– | In service | [54][55] | |
Disney Dream | 339.8 m (1,115 ft) | 129,690 GT | 2011– | In service | [56][57] | |
Freedom Class (3 ships) | 338.8 m (1,112 ft) | 154,407 GT | 2006– | In service | [58] [59] [60] |
Other
Other longest ships of their type.
Name | Type | Length overall | DWT | GT/GRT | In service | Status | Notes | Image | Ref |
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Pioneering Spirit | Crane vessel | 382 m (1,253 ft) | 499,125 DWT | 403,342 GT | 2015– | 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. |
[61][62] | |
Q-Max (14 ships) | LNG carrier | 345 m (1,132 ft) | 128,900 DWT | 163,922 GT | 2008– | In service | [63] | ||
USS Enterprise | Aircraft carrier | 342 m (1,122 ft) | 1961–2013 | Retired | USS Enterprise, the longest aircraft carrier ever built, was inactivated in December 2012. | [64][65][66][67] | |||
Paul R. Tregurtha | Lake freighter | 309 m (1,014 ft) | 1981– | In service | The current Queen of the Lakes (the longest ship operating on the Great Lakes), and last of the "1000-footers" launched there. | [68] |
See also
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