Just over 460 Meters long and with a gross tonnage of 260,941 tons, the Seawise Giant — later renamed the Happy Giant, Jahre Viking, and Knock Nevis — was the biggest ship in the world.
In the 1980s, a massive supertanker called the Seawise Giant took to the seas. The biggest ship in the world, it measured more than 1,500 feet in length — making it even longer than the Empire State Building is tall.
But the vessel, which changed names and owners several times over the course of its lifetime, wasn’t famous only for its enormous size. Its history is an epic story rivaling that of more well-known ships like the Titanic.
From its impressive construction to being sunk by Saddam Hussein’s missiles to its subsequent retrieval and revival, the Seawise Giant certainly earned its place among history’s great ships.
A diagram comparing the Seawise Giant (in red at the bottom) with other ships, buildings, and large structures, including the Empire State Building (gray) and the Pentagon (blue).
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SEAWISE GIANT NEXT TO ANOTHER OEDINARY GIANT OIL TANKER
