Monday, May 14, 2012

World’s longest ship

Seawise Giant was the longest ship ever built. The massive ship was built in 1979 by a Greek shipping magnate, but was soon bought by a Hong Kong shipping magnate, who expanded its size.

After the refit, the ship had a capacity of 564,763 metric tons, a length overall of 458.45 m (1,504.1 ft.) and a draft of 24.611 m (80.74 ft.). The ship had 46 tanks, 31,541 square metres (339,500 sq. ft.) of deck space.

Seawise Giant was damaged during the Iran–Iraq War by an Iraqi air force attack while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on 14 May 1988 and carrying Iranian crude oil.

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