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]
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Seawise Giant during repairs in Singapore on 27 December 1990, after being struck by an Iraqi Exocet missile in May of 1988 during the Iran–Iraq War
References
- ↑ Biggest Ship in the World - Largest ShipsMaritime Connector. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ Seawise Giant – the Biggest Ship ever BuiltLargest Ships in the World. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ The world's biggest ship. The Tribune. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ Clarkson Research Studies Ltd.. Tanker Register 1987 (1987)International Publication Service. ISBN 0-8002-4143-6.
- ↑ Seawise Giant: You Can't Keep a Good Ship Down (June 2011)Mental Floss. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ 'Knock Nevis' purchased for close to $30m (4 December 2009)Trade Winds. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
- ↑ Crude oil carrier Mont awaits clearance to dock at AlangThe Indian Express. Retrieved 2014-06-04.
