The biggest oil tanker
The biggest oil tanker ever constructed is none other than the Seawise Giant, known by many names throughout its long and difficult life span. It was also known as Happy Giant, Jahre Viking, Knock Nevis, and lastly Mont.
The ULCC supertanker was the longest and heaviest self-propelled ship in maritime history, constructed by Sumitomo Heavy Industries in Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
It had the greatest deadweight tonnage ever recorded. While fully laden, its displacement was 657,019 tonnes. Seawise Giant had a Gross Tonnage of 260,941 tonnes and a deck space of 31,541 sq m.
The journey of the biggest oil tanker began in 1974 when a Greek businessman placed an order for it; however, he backed out due to financial difficulties.
The shipyard had a half-built ship, and in 1981, Hong Kong Shipping Magnate Tung Chao-Yung, founder of Orient Overseas Container Line or OOCL, acquired the unfinished hull.
Tung ordered the vessel to be increased in size, so an additional section was inserted into
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