IN good weather the ship could accelerate to 30 km / h, but in this case it would take about 9 kilometers to stop completely. Just compare the two photos, the first one is loaded, the second one is empty. When fully loaded, the tanker submerged 29.8 meters under water (approximately the height of a nine-story building). After that, Seawise Giant (as it was then called) was cut in half, and additional sections were added to the middle.Īs a result, the dimensions of the largest ship in the world took the following values: length - 458.45 meters, width - 68.86 meters, weight of the transported cargo - 564763 tons, weight of the ship itself - 81879 tons, rudder weight - 230 tons, propeller weight - 50 tons.Īs it turned out later, it was these figures that became not only a plus, but also a minus of this giant. And he ordered an increase in the size of the tanker. But the Greek shipowner, apparently, thought this was not enough. And five years later, in 1979, it was launched giant ship, striking in its size. In 1974, Japanese shipyards received an order to build the largest tanker in the world. Moreover, he managed to change not only the name, but also the dimensions, as well as the scope of its application. During its existence, this supergiant has changed several names: Seawise Giant, Happy Giant, Jahre Viking, Knock Nevis, Mont. The tanker, best known as Knock Nevis, was the largest ship ever built by mankind. Power plant Turbines with a total capacity of 50,000 liters. Now the ship is permanently located in the area of the Al Shahim oil field in Qatar as an oil storage facility. Then he once again changed his name to the modern Knock Nevis. KS-company was later bought by Norwegian shipowner Fred Olsen for his company First Olsen Tankers.įollowing the adoption of laws in the US and Europe prohibiting the use of single-sided tankers, the so-called single-hull tankers (the thickness of the side of Knock Nevis is only 3.5 centimeters), in March 2004, the ship at the Dubai docks was converted into a "floating storage unit". However, in 1991, even before the repair was completed, KS-company came under the control of the Norwegian ship-owning company Jørgen Jahre, so the tanker left the shipyard under the name Jahre Viking. The ship was repaired in Singapore and renamed the Happy Giant (Happy Giant). After the end of the war, the ship, towed to Brunei, was bought by the Norwegian company KS-company. In May 1988, the ship was attacked and heavily damaged by Iraqi aircraft. Initially, the ship sailed between the Middle East and the United States, but in 1986 it began to be used as a floating terminal for the storage and transshipment of Iranian oil during the Iran-Iraq war. The ship was cut and extended, and additional hull sections were added to increase the deadweight from the original 480,000 tons to a record 564,763 tons. The new owner ordered an increase in the vessel. It was built under the number 1016, and the owner was given the name Seawise Giant. However, the unfinished ship was purchased by Hong Kong shipowner Tung Chao Yung. The supertanker was built in Japan in the city of Yokosuka by Sumitomo Corporation by order of a Greek shipowner.
KNOCK NEVIS FULL
The braking distance of the ship is 10.2 kilometers, and the circulation diameter is more than 3.7 kilometers.ĭraft at full load does not allow the vessel to pass not only the Suez and Panama canals, but also the English Channel.
Max speed is 13 knots, the crew of the ship is 40 people. The length of the tanker is 458.45 meters, width - 68.86 meters, draft in cargo - 24.61 meters. Characteristics Knock Nevis has a deadweight of 564,763 tons, which is 658,362 m³ (4.1 million barrels) of oil. Its dimensions: 458 meters long and 69 meters wide make it the largest ship in the world.īuilt between 19, today it is used as a floating oil storage. Knock Nevis(formerly also called Seawise Giant, Happy Giant and Jahre Viking) is a Norwegian-flagged supertanker.
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