NAME | SEAWISE GIANT (HAPPY GIANT) (JAHRE VIKING) (KNOCK NEVIS) |
CLASS | ULTRA LARGE CRUDE CARRIER |
ENT/SERVICE | 1981 |
BUILT | SUMITOMO OPPAMA SHIPYARD / JAPAN |
WEIGHT | 260,851 TONS |
LENGTH | 1,504 FEET |
WIDTH | 226 FEET |
SPEED | 15 KNOTS |
PROPELLERS | 1- 30 FEET DIAMETER 5 BLADES |
| ENGINES | 1 - STEAM TURBINE 2 STAGE REDUCTION GEAR - 50,000 HP |
Seawise Giant was the largest ship built in the 20th Century with a volume of 260,851 Gross Registered Tons. As oil tankers have to be built with double hulls since the Exxon Valdez spillage in Alaskan waters March 27th 1989, it is unlikely any new tankers will exceed this size. The next type of vessel that could eventually exceed the tonnage of Seawise Giant is a floating city. A few of these ships could soon become a reality as some have already been designed.
Construction of this oil tanker began in 1979 for a Greek shipping magnate. As a result of the oil embargo in the 1970s, the original owner was declared bankrupt before his ship could be completed. This led to the Hong Kong shipping magnate Mr. C. Y. Tung buying the incomplete ship under an agreement the builders would increase its length so the Dead Weight Tonnage (full load) could be increased from 480,000 to 564,763 tons.
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