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Seawise Giant was ordered in 1974 and delivered in 1979 by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (S.H.I.) at Oppama shipyard in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan, as a 418,611-ton Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC). [12] The vessel remained unnamed for a long time, and was identified by her hull number, 1016.
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. [2] Batillus class (4 ships) 414.22 m (1,359 ft)
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy and the lead ship of her class. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater. [17]
The TI class of supertankers comprises the ships TI Africa, TI Asia, TI Europe and TI Oceania (all names as of July 2004), where the "TI" refers to the ULCC tanker pool operator Tankers International. The class were the first ULCCs (ultra-large crude carriers) to be built in 25 years. [3]
The Batillus class had a depth of nearly 36 metres (118 ft 1 in) from the main deck and a full load draft of 28.5 metres (93 ft 6 in), the greatest of any vessel, and slightly greater than the two Globtik Tokyo-class Ultra Large Crude Carriers (ULCCs). Unlike Seawise Giant and most other ULCCs, the Batillus-class vessels had twin propellers ...
The nearly 1,200-foot ship set sail in January 2024 and accommodates 5,610 guests and 2,350 crew members, according to Royal ... The Seawise Giant continued transporting oil until its final ...
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.
Seawise Giant Liberia: 238558/76 Iraqi a/c set afire [32] 1987-12-22 World Petrobras Liberia: 193778/77 Iraqi a/c damaged [32] 1987-12-22 Stena Concordia Liberia: 122199/73 Iranian FF damaged [32] 1987-12-23 Berge Big Norway: 136364/75 Iranian PGs set afire [32] 1987-12-25 Hyundai No. 7 South Korea: 11686/78 Iranian PGs set afire [32] 1987-12-25