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This is a list of some of the world's longest ships.
Overall listing
Name |
Ships in class |
Type |
Length |
Disp. |
Status |
Main builder |
Operator
|
Knock Nevis |
1 |
Supertanker
|
458 m / 1,504 ft |
564,763
|
FSO |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
Fred Olsen Production
|
Batillus class |
4 |
Supertanker
|
414 m / 1,358 ft |
550,000 |
All scrapped |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Societe Maritime Shell
|
Esso Atlantic class |
2 |
Supertanker
|
406 m / 1,334 ft |
516,000 |
All Scrapped |
Hitachi Heavy Industries |
Exxon
|
Emma Mærsk |
6 |
Container ship
|
397 m / 1,302 ft |
170,974 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
TI Oceania |
4 |
Supertanker
|
380 m / 1,245 ft |
441,600 |
In service |
Daewoo Heavy Industries |
OSG
|
Globtik Tokyo class |
3 |
Supertanker
|
379 m / 1,243 ft |
484,000 |
All Scrapped |
Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries |
Tokyo Tanker
|
G-Class Mærsk |
6 |
Container ship
|
367 m / 1,204 ft |
97,933 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
Aiko Maru class |
2 |
Supertanker
|
366 m / 1,200 ft |
413,000 |
All Scrapped |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Sanko Line
|
A-Class Mærsk |
6 |
Container ship
|
352 m / 1,155 ft |
75,000 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
Nisseki Maru |
1 |
Supertanker
|
347 m / 1,138 ft |
372,698 |
Scrapped |
Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries |
Tokyo Tanker
|
CS-Class Mærsk |
19 |
Container ship
|
347 m / 1,138 ft |
70,000 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
RMS Queen Mary 2 |
1 |
Ocean liner
|
345 m / 1,132 ft |
148,528 |
In service |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Cunard Line
|
Berge Stahl |
1 |
Bulk cargo ship
|
343 m / 1,125 ft |
364,768 |
In service |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
Bergesen d.y. ASA
|
Enterprise class |
1 |
Aircraft carrier
|
342 m / 1,123 ft |
93,500 |
In service |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
United States Navy
|
Freedom Class |
3 |
Cruise ship
|
339 m / 1,112 ft |
154,407 |
In service |
Aker Finnyards |
Royal Caribbean
|
E-Class Mærsk |
6 |
Container ship
|
333 m / 1,092 ft |
159,187 |
In service |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
Gerald R. Ford class |
3 |
Aircraft carrier
|
333 m / 1,092 ft |
100,000 |
Planned |
Northrop Grumman Newport News |
United States Navy
|
Nimitz class |
10 |
Aircraft carrier
|
317 m / 1,040 ft |
102,000 |
9/10 In service |
Northrop Grumman Newport News |
United States Navy
|
Military ships
Name |
Ships in class |
Type |
Length |
Displacement |
Status |
Main builder |
Operator
|
Enterprise class |
1 |
Aircraft carrier |
342 m 1,123 ft |
93,500 |
1/1 In service |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
United States Navy
|
|
Nimitz class |
10 |
Aircraft carrier |
333 m 1,092 ft |
102,000 |
9/10 In service |
Newport News Shipbuilding / Northrop Grumman Newport News |
United States Navy
|
|
Ford class |
3 |
Aircraft carrier |
332 m 1,090 ft |
100,000 |
Planned |
Northrop Grumman Newport News |
United States Navy
|
|
Kitty Hawk class |
4 |
Aircraft carrier |
327 m 1073 ft |
83,960 |
1/4 In service |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, New York Naval Shipyard, Newport News Shipbuilding |
United States Navy
|
|
|
Forrestal class |
4 |
Aircraft carrier |
325 m 1066 ft |
80,000 |
0/4 In service |
Newport News Shipbuilding, New York Naval Shipyard |
United States Navy
|
|
Kennedy class |
1 |
Aircraft carrier |
320 m 1052 ft |
83,960 |
0/1 In service |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
United States Navy
|
|
Midway class |
3 |
Aircraft carrier |
306 m 1003 ft |
45,000 |
0/3 In service |
Newport News Shipbuilding, New York Naval Shipyard |
United States Navy
|
|
Admiral Kuznetsov class |
2 |
Aircraft carrier |
302 m 990 ft |
67,000 |
1/2 In service |
Chernomorsky Shipyard 444 |
Russian Navy
|
|
Queen Elizabeth class |
2 |
Aircraft carrier |
284 m 931 ft |
65,000 |
Planned |
Carrier Alliance |
Royal Navy
|
|
Porte-Avions 2 |
1 |
Aircraft carrier |
283 m 928 ft |
65,000 |
Planned |
Thales Group/DCN |
French Navy
|
|
Lexington class aircraft carrier |
2 |
Aircraft carrier |
270 m 888 ft |
50,000 |
Both destroyed |
Fore River Shipyard, New York Shipbuilding |
United States Navy
|
|
Iowa class battleship |
4 |
Battleship |
270 m 887 ft |
56,500 |
2/4 in reserve |
New York Naval Shipyard, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard |
United States Navy
|
|
Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano |
1 |
Aircraft carrier |
266.1 m 872.9 ft |
71,890 |
Sunk |
Yokosuka Navy Yard |
Imperial Japanese Navy
|
|
Yamato class battleship |
2 |
Battleship |
263 m 863 ft |
72,000 |
Both sunk |
Kure Naval Dockyards |
Imperial Japanese Navy
|
|
Admiral class battlecruiser |
1 |
Battlecruiser |
262 m 860 ft |
45,200 |
Sunk |
John Brown & Company |
Royal Navy
|
|
Kirov Missile Cruiser |
5 |
Battlecruiser |
252 m 830 ft |
28,000 (full load) |
2/5 in operation |
Baltiysky Naval Shipyard, Leningrad |
Soviet/Russian Navy
|
- Ships may differ within the class. Measures are taken from the largest ship of the class.
Cargo ships
Name |
Ships in class |
Type |
Length |
Tonnage |
Status |
Builder |
Operator
|
Knock Nevis |
1 |
Supertanker |
458 m 1504 ft |
564,763 |
FSO |
Sumitomo Heavy Industries |
Fred Olsen Production
|
|
Batillus class |
4 |
Supertanker |
414 m 1358 ft |
550,000 |
all scrapped |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Societe Maritime Shell
|
|
Esso Atlantic |
2 |
Supertanker |
406 m 1334 ft |
516,000 |
Scrapped |
Hitachi Heavy Industries |
Exxon
|
Esso Pacific |
= |
Supertanker |
406 m 1334 ft |
516,000 |
Scrapped |
Hitachi Heavy Industries |
Exxon
|
|
Emma Mærsk |
4 |
Container ship |
397 m 1302 ft |
170,974 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
Elly Mærsk |
= |
Container ship |
397 m 1302 ft |
170,974 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
Estelle Mærsk |
= |
Container ship |
397 m 1302 ft |
171,000 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
Eleonora Mærsk |
= |
Container ship |
397 m 1302 ft |
171,000 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
|
TI Oceania class supertankers |
4 |
Supertanker |
380 m 1245 ft |
441,600 |
In service |
Daewoo Heavy Industries |
OSG
|
|
Globtik Tokyo |
3 |
Supertanker |
379 m 1243 ft |
483,664 |
Scrapped |
Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries |
Tokyo Tanker
|
Globtik London |
= |
Supertanker |
379 m 1243 ft |
483,939 |
Scrapped |
Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries |
Tokyo Tanker
|
Nissei Maru |
= |
Supertanker |
379 m 1243 ft |
484,276 |
Scrapped |
Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries |
Tokyo Tanker
|
|
Gudrun Mærsk |
6 |
Container ship |
367 m 1204 ft |
97,933 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
Grete Mærsk |
= |
Container ship |
367 m 1204 ft |
98,000 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
Gunvor Mærsk |
= |
Container ship |
367 m 1204 ft |
98,000 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
Gjertrud Mærsk |
= |
Container ship |
367 m 1204 ft |
98,000 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
Gerd Mærsk |
= |
Container ship |
367 m 1204 ft |
98,000 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
Georg Mærsk |
= |
Container ship |
367 m 1204 ft |
98,000 |
In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
|
AS-Class Mærsk |
6 |
Container ship |
352 m 1155 ft |
75,000 |
6/6 In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
|
Nisseki Maru |
1 |
Supertanker |
347 m 1138 ft |
372,698 |
Scrapped |
Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries |
Tokyo Tanker
|
|
CS-Class Mærsk |
8 |
Container ship |
347 m 1138 ft |
70,000 |
8/8 In service |
Odense Steel Shipyard |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
|
Berge Stahl |
1 |
Bulk cargo ship |
343 m 1125 ft |
364,768 |
In service |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
Bergesen d.y. ASA
|
|
E-Class Mærsk |
6 |
Supertanker |
333 m 1092 ft |
159,187 |
6/6 In service |
Hyundai Heavy Industries |
A.P. Moller-Maersk Group
|
Paul R.Tregurtha |
1 |
Self-Unloader |
309 m 1013 ft |
68,000 |
In service |
American shipbuilding |
Interlake Steamship Co.
|
Passenger ships
Name |
Length |
Tonnage |
Status |
Built |
Builder |
Operator
|
RMS Queen Mary 2 |
345 m 1,132 ft |
148,528 |
In service |
2003 |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Cunard Line
|
|
Freedom of the Seas |
339 m 1,112 ft |
154,407 |
In service |
2006 |
Aker Finnyards |
Royal Caribbean
|
Liberty of the Seas |
339 m 1,112 ft |
160,000 |
In service |
2007 |
Aker Finnyards |
Royal Caribbean
|
Independence of the Seas |
339 m 1,112 ft |
160,000 |
Under construction |
2008 |
Aker Finnyards |
Royal Caribbean
|
|
Voyager of the Seas |
311 m 1,020 ft |
142,000 |
In service |
1999 |
Aker Finnyards |
Royal Caribbean
|
Explorer of the Seas |
311 m 1,020 ft |
137,308 |
In service |
2000 |
Aker Finnyards |
Royal Caribbean
|
Adventure of the Seas |
311 m 1,020 ft |
138,000 |
In service |
2001 |
Aker Finnyards |
Royal Caribbean
|
Navigator of the Seas |
311 m 1,020 ft |
138,000 |
In service |
2002 |
Aker Finnyards |
Royal Caribbean
|
Mariner of the Seas |
311 m 1,020 ft |
138,000 |
In service |
2003 |
Aker Finnyards |
Royal Caribbean
|
|
S.S. United States |
302 m 990.6 ft. |
52,072 |
Out of Service |
1952 |
Newport News Shipbuilding |
United States Lines
|
|
Norwegian Star |
294 m 965 ft |
91,000 |
In service |
2001 |
Meyer-Werft |
Norwegian Cruise Line
|
Norwegian Dawn |
294 m 965 ft |
92,250 |
In service |
2002 |
Meyer-Werft |
Norwegian Cruise Line
|
Norwegian Jewel |
294 m 965 ft |
92,000 |
In service |
2005 |
Meyer-Werft |
Norwegian Cruise Line
|
Norwegian Jade |
294 m 965 ft |
93,558 |
In service |
2006 |
Meyer-Werft |
Norwegian Cruise Line
|
Norwegian Pearl |
294 m 965 ft |
93,500 |
In service |
2006 |
Meyer-Werft |
Norwegian Cruise Line
|
Norwegian Gem |
294 m 965 ft |
93,000 |
In service |
2007 |
Meyer-Werft |
Norwegian Cruise Line
|
|
Millennium |
294 m 965 ft |
91,000 |
In service |
2000 |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Celebrity Cruises
|
GTS Summit |
294 m 965 ft |
91,000 |
In service |
2001 |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Celebrity Cruises
|
GTS Infinity |
294 m 965 ft |
91,000 |
In service |
2001 |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Celebrity Cruises
|
GTS Constellation |
294 m 965 ft |
91,000 |
In service |
2002 |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Celebrity Cruises
|
|
MS Queen Victoria |
294 m 965 ft |
90,000 |
In service |
2007 |
Fincantieri |
Cunard Line
|
|
Disney Magic |
294 m 965 ft |
83,000 |
In service |
1998 |
Fincantieri |
Disney Cruise Line
|
Disney Wonder |
294 m 965 ft |
83,000 |
In service |
1999 |
Fincantieri |
Disney Cruise Line
|
|
Coral Princess |
293 m 964 ft |
91,627 |
In service |
2003 |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Princess Cruises
|
Island Princess |
293 m 964 ft |
91,627 |
In service |
2003 |
Chantiers de l'Atlantique |
Princess Cruises
|
|
Radiance of the Seas |
293 m 962 ft |
90,090 |
In service |
2001 |
Meyer-Werft |
Royal Caribbean
|
Brilliance of the Seas |
293 m 962 ft |
90,090 |
In service |
2002 |
Meyer-Werft |
Royal Caribbean
|
Serenade of the Seas |
293 m 962 ft |
90,090 |
In service |
2003 |
Meyer-Werft |
Royal Caribbean
|
Jewel of the Seas |
293 m 962 ft |
90,090 |
In service |
2004 |
Meyer-Werft |
Royal Caribbean
|
|
Carnival Pride |
293 m 963 ft |
88,500 |
In service |
2002 |
Aker Finnyards |
Carnival Cruise Lines
|
Carnival Legend |
293 m 963 ft |
95,800 |
In service |
2002 |
Aker Finnyards |
Carnival Cruise Lines
|
Carnival Miracle |
293 m 963 ft |
88,500 |
In service |
2004 |
Aker Finnyards |
Carnival Cruise Lines
|
|
Carnival Spirit |
292 m 959 ft |
85,900 |
In service |
2001 |
Aker Finnyards |
Carnival Cruise Lines
|
|
Carnival Conquest |
290 m 952 ft |
110,000 |
In service |
2002 |
Fincantieri |
Carnival Cruise Lines
|
Carnival Glory |
290 m 952 ft |
110,000 |
In service |
2003 |
Fincantieri |
Carnival Cruise Lines
|
Carnival Valor |
290 m 952 ft |
110,000 |
In service |
2004 |
Fincantieri |
Carnival Cruise Lines
|
Carnival Liberty |
290 m 952 ft |
110,000 |
In service |
2005 |
Fincantieri |
Carnival Cruise Lines
|
Carnival Freedom |
290 m 952 ft |
109,500 |
In service |
2007 |
Fincantieri |
Carnival Cruise Lines
|
|
Grand Princess |
290 m 951 ft |
109,000 |
In service |
1998 |
Fincantieri |
Princess Cruises
|
Golden Princess |
290 m 951 ft |
110,000 |
In service |
2001 |
Fincantieri |
Princess Cruises
|
Star Princess |
290 m 951 ft |
111,000 |
In service |
2002 |
Fincantieri |
Princess Cruises
|
Caribbean Princess |
290 m 951 ft |
113,000 |
In service |
2004 |
Fincantieri |
Princess Cruises
|
Crown Princess |
290 m 951 ft |
115,000 |
In service |
2006 |
Fincantieri |
Princess Cruises
|
Emerald Princess |
290 m 951 ft |
113,000 |
In service |
2007 |
Fincantieri |
Princess Cruises
|
Diamond Princess |
290 m 951 ft |
115,875 |
In service |
2004 |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Princess Cruises
|
Sapphire Princess |
290 m 951 ft |
116,000 |
In service |
2004 |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries |
Princess Cruises
|
References
See also