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TT Seawise Giant—earlier Oppama; later Happy Giant, Jahre Viking, Knock Nevis, and Mont—was a ULCC supertanker and the longest self-propelled ship in history. It was built in 1974–1979 by Sumitomo Heavy Industries in Yokosuka , Kanagawa , Japan.
Seawise Giant Liberia: 238558/76 Iraqi a/c minor damage [31] 1987-10-05 Shining Star Cyprus: 128929/71 Iraqi missile severe damage [31] 1987-10-05 World Admiral Liberia: 106673/74 Iraqi missile minor damage [31] 1987-10-08 Tomoe 8 Panama: 5267/86 Iranian PG set afire [31] 1987-10-10 Rova Liberia: 105286/75 Iraqi missiles severe damage [31] 1987 ...
English: The tanker Seawise Giant during its reparations at Hitachi shipyard of Singapore on December 27, 1990 after being hit by Iraqi Exocet during the Iran- Iraq war. Français : Le pétrolier Seawise Giant pendant ses réparations au chantiers navals Hitachi shipyard de Singapour le 27 décembre 1990 après avoir été heurté par un Exocet ...
As part of Operation Praying Mantis, the Iranian frigate Sahand was sunk by the United States Navy, 200 meters southwest of Larak Island. On 14 May 1988, the largest ship at the time, the Liberian supertanker, Seawise Giant, whilst carrying crude Iranian oil, was sunk by Iraqi anti-ship missiles off the coast of Larak Island. [8]
Name Length overall DWT GT/GRT In service Status Notes Image Ref 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.
List of shipwrecks: 18 January 1988 Ship State Description Wayward Wind United States The 86-foot (26.2 m) crab fishing vessel flooded and sank in the Gulf of Alaska 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) south of Tugidak Island in the Kodiak Archipelago, probably due to an improperly dogged hatch on a crab pumping tank.
Seawise Giant was renamed Happy Giant in 1989, Jahre Viking in 1991. [48] From 1979 to 2004 she was owned by Loki Stream, at which point she was bought by First Olsen Tankers, renamed Knock Nevis and converted into a permanently moored storage tanker. [48] [49] The Batillus class supertankers are the biggest ships ever constructed by gross tonnage.
The previous largest ship, the supertanker Seawise Giant, was dismantled in 2010. History All ...