List of the world's longest ships
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This is a list of some of the world's longest ships.
[edit] Ships
| Name | Type | Length ft (m) | Speed knots (km/h) | Completed | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knock Nevis | Supertanker | 1,504 (458) | 15.8 (29) | 1981 | First Olsen Tankers |
| Sea Giant and three sisterships | Supertanker | 1,359 (414) | 16.7 (32) | 1979 | Seatankers Management beached for scrap in India) |
| Esso Atlantic and Esso Pacific sisterships then "Kapetan Michalis" and "Kapetan Giannis" | 516.000 dwt Supertankers | (406 ) | n/a | 1977 | built in 1977 at Hitachi for Esso, scrapped in 2002/2003 |
| Emma Mærsk also Estelle Maersk and ships under construction |
Container Ship | 1,302 (397) | 25.5+ (47) | 2006 | Maersk Line |
| Hellespont Fairfax | Supertanker | 1,245 (380) | 16.5 (31) | 2002 | Hellespont Shipping Corporation (Greece) |
| TI Europa aka Hellespont Tara |
Supertanker | 1,245 (380) | 16.5 (31) | 2002 | Hellespont Shipping Corporation (Greece) |
| Gudrun Maersk also Gerd Maersk and other Series S ships |
Container Ship | 1,204 (367) | n/a | 2005-2006 | Maersk Line |
| Albert Maersk also Anna Maersk and other Series S ships |
Container Ship | 1,155 (352) | 25 (46.3) | 2003-2005 | Maersk Line |
| Sine Maersk also A.P.Møller and other series S ships |
Container Ship | 1,138 (347) | 24.6 (45.6) | 1997-2002 | Maersk Line |
| RMS Queen Mary 2 | Ocean Liner | 1,132 (345) | 30 (56) | 2003 | Cunard Line |
| MS Berge Stahl | Bulk freighter | 1,125 (343) | 13.5 (25) | 1986 | Bergesen d.y. ASA |
| Freedom of the Seas | Cruise ship | 1,112 (339) | 21.6 (40) | 2006 | Royal Caribbean |
| USS Enterprise (CVN-65) | Aircraft carrier | 1,101 (336) | 33.6 (62) | 1961 | United States Navy |
| USS Nimitz (CVN-68) (and the eight other ships of the Nimitz class) |
Aircraft carrier | 1,092 (333) | 30 (56) | 1975 | United States Navy |
| Emilie Maersk also Else Maersk and other series E ships |
Supertanker | 1,092 (332.93) | 16.6 (30.7) | 1999-2000 | Maersk Line |
| OOCL Shenzhen | Container ship | 1,060 (323) | 25.2 (46.5) | 2003 | OOCL |
| MSC Pamela | Container ship | 1,055 (321) | 25 (47) | 2005 | MSC |
| Forrestal class aircraft carrier | Aircraft carrier | 1070 (326) | 34 (63) | 1952-1955 | United States Navy |
| USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) | Aircraft carrier | 1052 (321) | 30+ (56) | 1967 | United States Navy |
| Kitty Hawk class aircraft carriers (Kitty Hawk, Constellation, America) |
Aircraft carrier | 1048 (324) | 35 (65) | 1961-1965 | United States Navy |
| Voyager class | Cruise ship | 1,020 (309) | 22 (41) | 1999-2003 | Royal Caribbean International |
| Paul R Tregurtha (and eleven other 1000-footer Lake freighters) |
Bulk freighter | 1,013 (309) | 13.4 (24.79) | 1976-1981 | Interlake Steamship Co. and others |
| Presque Isle | Articulated tug/barge combination bulk freighter | 1000 |
14 | 1972 | Great Lakes Fleet |
| Midway class aircraft carriers | Aircraft carrier | 968-1003 (295-306) |
33 (61) | 1945-1946 | United States Navy |
| Admiral Kuznetsov | Aircraft carrier | 984 (300) | 32 (60) | 1985 | Russian Navy |
| Disney Wonder and Disney Magic | Cruise ship | 965 (294) | 21.5 (40) | 1999, 1998 | Disney |
