World's Largest Ship

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Knock Nevis is a floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) currently owned by the Norwegian company Fred Olsen Production. The unit was previously a supertanker and as such held the record for the world's largest ship. As a tanker the ship was known under the names Seawise Giant, Happy Giant, and Jahre Viking.

Knock Nevis was built in 1979 at Sumitomo Heavy Industries's Oppama shipyard as Seawise Giant. The ship was built for a Greek owner who was unable to take delivery of the ship.

Tonnage:	260,941 GT (214,793 NT)
Length:	458.45 m (1,504.10ft)
Beam:	68.8 m (225.72ft)
Draft:	29.8 m (97.77ft)
Capacity:	564,650 DWT