Seawise Giant
Seawise Giant (known later as the Happy Giant, Jahre Viking, Knock Nevis, Oppama, and Mont) was a ULCC supertanker. It was the longest ship ever built and had the greatest deadweight tonnage that has ever been recorded.[1] When it was heavily loaded, the ship had a displacement of 657,019 tonnes (646,642 long tons; 724,239 short tons) and had a draft of 24.6 m (81 ft).[2] Due to it's size and lack of maneuverability, it was not able to move through the English Channel, Suez Canal or the Panama Canal.[3]
The ship was built in 1979 by Sumitomo Heavy Industries at the Oppama shipyard in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.[4] The ship was sunk during the Iran–Iraq War but was salvaged, restored and put back into service.[5] The ship sailed its final journey in December 2009 after being sold to Indian ship breakers.[6] It was then intentionally beached in Alang, Gujarat, India and was demolished.[7]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Biggest Ship in the World - Largest Ships". Maritime Connector. Archived from the original on 2014-06-08. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ "Seawise Giant – the Biggest Ship ever Built". Largest Ships in the World. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ "The world's biggest ship". The Tribune. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ Clarkson Research Studies Ltd. (1987). Tanker Register 1987. International Publication Service. ISBN 0-8002-4143-6.
- ↑ "Seawise Giant: You Can't Keep a Good Ship Down". Mental Floss. June 2011. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ "'Knock Nevis' purchased for close to $30m". Trade Winds. 4 December 2009. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ "Crude oil carrier Mont awaits clearance to dock at Alang". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
