Top 10 Longest Ships In the World
In this globalized world, as trade grows, the shipping industry is also thriving.
The shipping industry has grown diverse in the past few decades. As trade grew, big players allotted the construction of bigger ships, particularly oil tankers. Most of the biggest ships in the world are oil tankers. Also, in the past one of the biggest ships in the world have been oil tankers.
The ships are listed according to their overall length, the ships' deadweight tonnage (DWT) or gross tonnage (GT) and beam length. These measurements are frequently adopted to describe the size of a vessel. We are listing world's ships according to their overall length. Overall length is the maximum length of the vessel measured between the extreme points in fore and aft.
From oil tankers to cruise liners here we are listed some of the biggest ships ever built.
The shipping industry has grown diverse in the past few decades. As trade grew, big players allotted the construction of bigger ships, particularly oil tankers. Most of the biggest ships in the world are oil tankers. Also, in the past one of the biggest ships in the world have been oil tankers.
The ships are listed according to their overall length, the ships' deadweight tonnage (DWT) or gross tonnage (GT) and beam length. These measurements are frequently adopted to describe the size of a vessel. We are listing world's ships according to their overall length. Overall length is the maximum length of the vessel measured between the extreme points in fore and aft.
From oil tankers to cruise liners here we are listed some of the biggest ships ever built.
Scroll through to see all Top 10 Longest Ships In the World :-
10. BERGE STAHL :-
An iron ore carrier, BERGE STAHL is a Bulk carrier built in 1986 by HYUNDAI HEAVY INDUSTRIES CO. LTD at ULSAN, SOUTH KOREA. Presently sailing under the flag of United Kingdom (UK). She was the longest and largest iron ore carrier in the world, until the arrival of MS Vale Brasil in 2011. Until 2011, it was the world’s largest ore carrier, delivering iron ore between Brazil and Rotterdam, which it calls once every 5 weeks. It roughly takes 4 or 5 days to unload it.
Berge Stahl has carrying capacity of 364,767 tonnes deadweight (DWT). The vessel is 342.08 m long, had a beam, or width, of 63.5 m, and a draft, or depth in the water, of 23 m.
It is powered by MAN B&W 7L90MCE
diesel engine which is 9 m high, drives a single 9 m propeller, and generates 27,610 horsepower. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 13.5knots.
RMS Queen Mary 2 is a British transatlantic ocean liner. The ship is managed by the Cunard Cruise Line. As of now, Queen Mary 2 was the only ocean liner still in service. It was built at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique yard for Cunard in 2003, at that time, the Queen Mary 2 was the largest ocean liner ever built. The ship was delivered in 2004.
Queen Mary 2 has carrying capacity of 151,400 tonnes deadweight (DWT).
The vessel is 345.03m long, had a beam, or width, of 45m. Its draught is ten metres and the height from keel to the funnel is 72m. Queen Mary 2 is powered by integrated electric propulsion to achieve her top speed. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 30knots and average speed 26 knots.
The ship houses 1,310 staterooms, 944 have private balconies and 66 have ocean views. The verandah cabins span over four and a half decks. There are also 300 inside cabins. Queen Mary 2's also include fifteen restaurants and bars, five swimming pools, a casino, a ballroom, a theatre, and the first planetarium at sea.
Quantum of the Seas is the first of three cruise ships in the Quantum-Class was constructed by Meyer Werft at its Papenburg shipyard in Germany. The ship is operated by Royal Caribbean. The ship was delivered in October 2014.
Quantum of the Seas has carrying capacity of 168,666 tonnes deadweight (DWT). The vessel is 348m long, had a beam, or width, of 41m. The depth to keel below the surface is 8.5m.
The ship can accommodate a total of 4,905 guests and is equipped with 16 guest elevators. The cruise ship features 16 passenger decks with a top deck featuring a solarium for adults, an outdoor pool, a new indoor pool featuring an operable roof system and a H2O Zone kids’ aqua park. Other facilities aboard the vessel include a surf simulator measuring 40ft, a rock climbing wall measuring 40ft above the deck, a spa, a casino, and an outdoor movie screen measuring 220ft².
Oasis of the Seas is the first of the Oasis Class luxury cruise ships was built in the Aker Yards at Turku, Finland. The ship is operated by Royal Caribbean International fleet. The ship was ordered in February 2006. It was delivered in December 2009. With an estimated build cost of $1.24bn, the 16-deck ship is one of the largest cruise ships floating, with occupancy capacity of 5,400 passengers in 2,700 staterooms.
Oasis of the Seas has carrying capacity of 220,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT). The vessel is 360m long, had a beam, or width, of 47m. It has a height above the waterline of 65m and a draft of 9m.
Features include a full-size carousel (27 figures), zip-line cable (nine decks high), Central Park, two rock-climbing walls and the AquaTheatre amphitheatre (the largest freshwater pool on any cruise ship), as well as the Rising Tide bar which moves up and down three decks in Central Park.
The luxury cruise liner is distributed into seven neighbourhoods with different themes, including Central Park, Boardwalk and the Royal Promenade.
It is powered by eight Wartsila V12 diesel engines which generates 17,500 horsepower each. The main propulsion system consists of three 20MW azimuthing Asea Brown Boveri Azipods. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 20.2knots.
Valemax ships are a fleet of very large ore carriers (VLOC) owned by the Brazilian mining company Vale S.A. to carry iron ore from Brazil to European and Asian ports. The first Valemax vessel, Vale Brasil, was delivered in 2011. Valemax ships are the largest bulk carriers ever constructed, when measuring deadweight tonnage or length overall, and are amongst the longest ships of any type currently in service.
Valemax has carrying capacity ranging from 380,000 to 400,000 tons deadweight (DWT). The vessel is 362 m long, had a beam, or width, of 65m. Its draught is 23m and the depth is 30m.
It is powered by Low speed diesel, which is Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller, and generates 24,600 to 33,000 kW horsepower. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 15 knots.
MOL Triumph is the first of a fleet of six 20,000 TEU-class containerships. The
container ship was built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje, South Korea. The ship was operated by Japanese shipping operator Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.
It was delivered in March 2017. MOL Triumph is currently the world's largest containership.
Triumph is 400m long, had a beam, or width, of 58.8 m, and maximum summer draft of 16.0 m. The deadweight of the boxship is 192,672 DWT, while the maximum cargo capacity is 20,170 TEU.
The ship has numerous highly advanced energy-saving technologies including low friction underwater paint, high efficiency rudder and propeller, which reduce the water resistance.
It is powered by MAN B&W G95ME
diesel engine, which generates 82,440 kW horsepower. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 24.0 knots and service speed of 22.0 knots.
Barzan is an ultra-large container ship. It is the first of a series of six 18,800 TEU container ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Mokpo, South Korea in 2015. The ship is operated by United Arab Shipping Company (UASC). As of now, it is among the largest container ships in the world.
Barzan is 400m long, had a beam, or width, of 58.8 m, and draught of 16.0 m
She has a deadweight of 199,744 tonnes, and gross tonnage of 195,636. It took the shipyard six months to build her (from steel cutting to launching). It is currently sailing under the flag of Malta. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 22.8knots.
The two ships of the Esso Atlantic class, Esso Atlantic and Esso Pacific, were built by Hitachi Zosen Corporation for Esso Tankers Inc. The ship was delivered in October 2, 1977.
They were two of only seven ships to exceed a half million tons deadweight in maritime history.
The ship has carrying capacity of 259,532 tonnes deadweight (DWT). The vessel is 406.57 m long, had a beam, or width, of 71.07 m, and a draft, or depth in the water, of 31.22 m.
It is powered by Steam Turbine which drives by a single propeller. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 15.5knots.
The Batillus-class supertankers were a class of supertanker ships built in France in the late 1970s, with four ships of this class built between 1976 and 1979. Three of the ships were scrapped after less than ten years of oil transport service each, with the fourth one discarded in 2003.
Batillus-class supertankers has carrying capacity of 275,268 tonnes deadweight (DWT).
The vessel is 414.22 m long, had a beam, or width, of 63.01 m, and a draft, or depth in the water, of 28.5 m and depth of 35.92m.
It is powered by 4 Stal-Laval steam turbine engines which drives by two propeller, and generates 48.3 MW
horsepower. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 16 knots.
TT Seawise Giant was a ULCC supertanker that was the longest self-propelled ship in history, built by Sumitomo Heavy Industries in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. She held the greatest deadweight tonnage ever recorded. She was sunk in 1988 during the Iran–Iraq War, but was later salvaged and rebuilt to service.
Seawise Giant was the longest ship ever constructed, longer than the height of many of the world's tallest buildings, including the Petronas Towers.
Seawise Giant has carrying capacity of
564,763 tonnes deadweight (DWT).
The vessel is 458.45 m long, had a beam, or width, of 68.6 m, and a draft, or depth in the water, of 24.611m and depth of 29.8m.
It is powered by 2 Mitsubishi V2M8 boilers and Sumitomo Stal-Laval AP steam turbine, which generates 50,000
horsepower. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 16.5knots.
Berge Stahl has carrying capacity of 364,767 tonnes deadweight (DWT). The vessel is 342.08 m long, had a beam, or width, of 63.5 m, and a draft, or depth in the water, of 23 m.
It is powered by MAN B&W 7L90MCE
diesel engine which is 9 m high, drives a single 9 m propeller, and generates 27,610 horsepower. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 13.5knots.
9. RMS Queen Mary 2 :-
RMS Queen Mary 2 is a British transatlantic ocean liner. The ship is managed by the Cunard Cruise Line. As of now, Queen Mary 2 was the only ocean liner still in service. It was built at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique yard for Cunard in 2003, at that time, the Queen Mary 2 was the largest ocean liner ever built. The ship was delivered in 2004.
Queen Mary 2 has carrying capacity of 151,400 tonnes deadweight (DWT).
The vessel is 345.03m long, had a beam, or width, of 45m. Its draught is ten metres and the height from keel to the funnel is 72m. Queen Mary 2 is powered by integrated electric propulsion to achieve her top speed. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 30knots and average speed 26 knots.
The ship houses 1,310 staterooms, 944 have private balconies and 66 have ocean views. The verandah cabins span over four and a half decks. There are also 300 inside cabins. Queen Mary 2's also include fifteen restaurants and bars, five swimming pools, a casino, a ballroom, a theatre, and the first planetarium at sea.
8. Quantum of the Seas :-
Quantum of the Seas is the first of three cruise ships in the Quantum-Class was constructed by Meyer Werft at its Papenburg shipyard in Germany. The ship is operated by Royal Caribbean. The ship was delivered in October 2014.
Quantum of the Seas has carrying capacity of 168,666 tonnes deadweight (DWT). The vessel is 348m long, had a beam, or width, of 41m. The depth to keel below the surface is 8.5m.
The ship can accommodate a total of 4,905 guests and is equipped with 16 guest elevators. The cruise ship features 16 passenger decks with a top deck featuring a solarium for adults, an outdoor pool, a new indoor pool featuring an operable roof system and a H2O Zone kids’ aqua park. Other facilities aboard the vessel include a surf simulator measuring 40ft, a rock climbing wall measuring 40ft above the deck, a spa, a casino, and an outdoor movie screen measuring 220ft².
7. Oasis of the Seas :-
Oasis of the Seas is the first of the Oasis Class luxury cruise ships was built in the Aker Yards at Turku, Finland. The ship is operated by Royal Caribbean International fleet. The ship was ordered in February 2006. It was delivered in December 2009. With an estimated build cost of $1.24bn, the 16-deck ship is one of the largest cruise ships floating, with occupancy capacity of 5,400 passengers in 2,700 staterooms.
Oasis of the Seas has carrying capacity of 220,000 tonnes deadweight (DWT). The vessel is 360m long, had a beam, or width, of 47m. It has a height above the waterline of 65m and a draft of 9m.
Features include a full-size carousel (27 figures), zip-line cable (nine decks high), Central Park, two rock-climbing walls and the AquaTheatre amphitheatre (the largest freshwater pool on any cruise ship), as well as the Rising Tide bar which moves up and down three decks in Central Park.
The luxury cruise liner is distributed into seven neighbourhoods with different themes, including Central Park, Boardwalk and the Royal Promenade.
It is powered by eight Wartsila V12 diesel engines which generates 17,500 horsepower each. The main propulsion system consists of three 20MW azimuthing Asea Brown Boveri Azipods. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 20.2knots.
6. Valemax :-
Valemax ships are a fleet of very large ore carriers (VLOC) owned by the Brazilian mining company Vale S.A. to carry iron ore from Brazil to European and Asian ports. The first Valemax vessel, Vale Brasil, was delivered in 2011. Valemax ships are the largest bulk carriers ever constructed, when measuring deadweight tonnage or length overall, and are amongst the longest ships of any type currently in service.
Valemax has carrying capacity ranging from 380,000 to 400,000 tons deadweight (DWT). The vessel is 362 m long, had a beam, or width, of 65m. Its draught is 23m and the depth is 30m.
It is powered by Low speed diesel, which is Single shaft; fixed-pitch propeller, and generates 24,600 to 33,000 kW horsepower. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 15 knots.
5. MOL Triumph :-
MOL Triumph is the first of a fleet of six 20,000 TEU-class containerships. The
container ship was built by Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje, South Korea. The ship was operated by Japanese shipping operator Mitsui O.S.K. Lines.
It was delivered in March 2017. MOL Triumph is currently the world's largest containership.
Triumph is 400m long, had a beam, or width, of 58.8 m, and maximum summer draft of 16.0 m. The deadweight of the boxship is 192,672 DWT, while the maximum cargo capacity is 20,170 TEU.
The ship has numerous highly advanced energy-saving technologies including low friction underwater paint, high efficiency rudder and propeller, which reduce the water resistance.
It is powered by MAN B&W G95ME
diesel engine, which generates 82,440 kW horsepower. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 24.0 knots and service speed of 22.0 knots.
4. Barzan :-
Barzan is an ultra-large container ship. It is the first of a series of six 18,800 TEU container ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries in Mokpo, South Korea in 2015. The ship is operated by United Arab Shipping Company (UASC). As of now, it is among the largest container ships in the world.
Barzan is 400m long, had a beam, or width, of 58.8 m, and draught of 16.0 m
She has a deadweight of 199,744 tonnes, and gross tonnage of 195,636. It took the shipyard six months to build her (from steel cutting to launching). It is currently sailing under the flag of Malta. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 22.8knots.
3. Esso Atlantic :-
The two ships of the Esso Atlantic class, Esso Atlantic and Esso Pacific, were built by Hitachi Zosen Corporation for Esso Tankers Inc. The ship was delivered in October 2, 1977.
They were two of only seven ships to exceed a half million tons deadweight in maritime history.
The ship has carrying capacity of 259,532 tonnes deadweight (DWT). The vessel is 406.57 m long, had a beam, or width, of 71.07 m, and a draft, or depth in the water, of 31.22 m.
It is powered by Steam Turbine which drives by a single propeller. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 15.5knots.
2. Batillum Class :-
The Batillus-class supertankers were a class of supertanker ships built in France in the late 1970s, with four ships of this class built between 1976 and 1979. Three of the ships were scrapped after less than ten years of oil transport service each, with the fourth one discarded in 2003.
Batillus-class supertankers has carrying capacity of 275,268 tonnes deadweight (DWT).
The vessel is 414.22 m long, had a beam, or width, of 63.01 m, and a draft, or depth in the water, of 28.5 m and depth of 35.92m.
It is powered by 4 Stal-Laval steam turbine engines which drives by two propeller, and generates 48.3 MW
horsepower. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 16 knots.
1. Seawise Giant :-
TT Seawise Giant was a ULCC supertanker that was the longest self-propelled ship in history, built by Sumitomo Heavy Industries in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan. She held the greatest deadweight tonnage ever recorded. She was sunk in 1988 during the Iran–Iraq War, but was later salvaged and rebuilt to service.
Seawise Giant was the longest ship ever constructed, longer than the height of many of the world's tallest buildings, including the Petronas Towers.
Seawise Giant has carrying capacity of
564,763 tonnes deadweight (DWT).
The vessel is 458.45 m long, had a beam, or width, of 68.6 m, and a draft, or depth in the water, of 24.611m and depth of 29.8m.
It is powered by 2 Mitsubishi V2M8 boilers and Sumitomo Stal-Laval AP steam turbine, which generates 50,000
horsepower. The ship cruises at a maximum speed of 16.5knots.
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