And it was not easy to simply make a U-turn for a ship of such gigantic dimensions, the turning radius without the help of tugs was 3.2 km. V good weather the ship could accelerate to 30 km / h, but in this case, it would take about 9 kilometers to stop completely. Just compare two photos, the first one is loaded, the second one is empty. When fully loaded, the tanker sank 29.8 meters under water (approximately the height of a nine-story building). After that, the Seawise Giant (as it was then called) was cut in half, and additional sections were added in the middle.Īs a result, the dimensions of the world's largest ship took the following values: length - 458.45 meters, width - 68.86 meters, weight of transported cargo - 564,763 tons, weight of the vessel itself - 81,879 tons, rudder weight - 230 tons, propeller weight - 50 tons.Īs it turned out later, it was these figures that became not only a plus, but also a minus of this giant. And he ordered an increase in the size of the tanker. But the Greek ship owner, apparently, did not find this enough. And five years later, in 1979, a giant ship was launched, striking in its size. The order for the construction of the largest tanker in the world was received by the Japanese shipyards in 1974. Moreover, he managed to change not only the name, but also the dimensions, as well as the scope of its application. During its existence, this supergiant has changed several names: Seawise Giant, Happy Giant, Jahre Viking, Knock Nevis, Mont. The tanker, best known as the Knock Nevis, was the largest ship ever built by mankind. Technical characteristics of the supertanker Knock Nevis Knok Nevis is the largest ship in the world (photo).

Touted as the largest anchor in the world, the last piece of evidence of the greatness of Seawise Giant is its anchor, which now finds itself inside the Hong Kong Maritime Museum, soon to become a centerpiece of the establishment, which will tell the stories of the Goliath ship, now down in the pages of history.Įnjoyed this article? Also, check out “ CSCL Globe: The Largest Container Vessel in the World, Until MSC Oscar Usurped its Ranking“.Home » Leisure Nok nevis tanker. Though not many people know of Seawise Giant’s rollercoaster ride on the choppy oceans her 36-tonne heavy anchor remains to narrate her illustrious tale. Workers stripped the last part of her metal body and sold it off, thus ending her stellar 30-year-long service as the biggest ship in the whole world. Here she was renamed one last time as Mont, before being transported to the world-renowned ship-breaking yard in Alang in the Indian state of Gujarat. It was time for the gigantic ship, which once cut huge waves of the ocean with her sharp bow, to live out the rest of her days off the course and retire. It was here that Oppama was given the new name Seawise Giant, which ironically stuck with it forever.Ĭomparison of Seawise Giant (Knock Nevis) with large buildings and ships. The ship lay unclaimed for a while, until a Hong Kong-based logistics service provider and container shipping company, Orient Overseas Container Line bought it. It is said that an unnamed Greek business tycoon wanted the supertanker built for himself, but when the work on the ship was done, he backed out of the deal. Engineering the biggest shipĪs its story goes, construction work on the aptly-named Seawise Giant began in the Oppama shipyard in Kanagawa, Japan in 1974, where it was completed in the year 1979 after five years of hard labour. It was the biggest man-made ship ever built in human history. Such was the size of the colossal tanker – Seawise Giant – that it could put several other self-proclaimed massive passenger ships or even tankers to shame. ( Auke Visser / Used With Permission)Įver wondered how huge a ship could be? Well, if a ship couldn’t navigate the English Channel or cross the Egyptian Suez Canal, it ought to be bigger than anything one can ever imagine.

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