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  1. Seawise Giant - Wikipedia

    • 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. The ship possessed the greatest deadweight tonnage ever recorded. Fully laden, her displacement was 657… See more

    History

    Seawise Giant was ordered in 1974 and delivered in 1979 by Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (S.H.I.) at … See more

    Size record

    Seawise Giant was the longest ship ever constructed, at 458.45 m (1,504.1 ft), longer than the height of many of the world's tallest buildings, including the 451.9 m (1,483 ft) Petronas Towers.
    Despite a g… See more

    Further reading

    • Watt, Nick (4 January 2007). "Skipper Shortage: Supply Not Keeping Pace". ABC News Nightline. Retrieved 5 April 2008.
    • Clarkson Research Studies Ltd. (1987). Tanker Register 1987. International Publication … See more