# List of longest ships

The world's longest ships are listed according to their overall length (LOA), which is the maximum length of the vessel measured between the extreme points in fore and aft. In addition, the ships' deadweight tonnage (DWT) and/or gross tonnage (GT) are presented as they are often used to describe the size of a vessel.
The ships are listed by type. Only ship types for which there exist a ship longer than 300 metres (1,000 ft) are included. For each type, the list includes current record-holders either as individual ships, ship classes or standard designs, up to four runner-ups, and all longer ships that have been scrapped.
The list does not include non-self-propelled floating structures such as the 488 m (1,601 ft) long Prelude FLNG.

## Oil tankers

| Name | Length overall | DWT | GT/GRT | In service | Status | Notes | Ref |
| Seawise Giant | 458.46 m (1,504 ft) | 564,650 DWT | 260,851 GT | 1979–2009 | Broken up | Originally smaller, jumboisation made Seawise Giant the largest ship ever by length, displacement (657,019 tonnes), and deadweight tonnage. | |
| Batillus class (4 ships) | 414.22 m (1,359 ft) | 553,661–555,051 DWT | 274,837–275,276 GT | 1976–2003 | Broken up | The largest and longest ships ever to be laid down per original plans. They became second only to Seawise Giant (after its jumboisation) for deadweight tonnage and length overall. | [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] |
| Esso Atlantic Esso Pacific | 406.57 m (1,334 ft) | 516,421–516,891 DWT | 247,160–247,161 GT | 1977–2002 | Broken up | | |
| Nai Superba Nai Genova | 381.92 m (1,253 ft) | 409,400 DWT | | 1978–2001 | Broken up | | [9] [10] |
| Berge Emperor Berge Empress | 381.82 m (1,253 ft) | 423,745 DWT | | 1975–2004 | Broken up | | [11] [12] |
| TI class (4 ships) | 380 m (1,247 ft) | 441,893 DWT | 234,006 GT | 2002– | In service | | |

## Bulk carriers

| Name | Length overall | DWT | GT/GRT | In service | Status | Notes | Reference |
| Valemax (68 ships) | 360–362 m (1,181–1,188 ft) | 380,000–400,000 DWT | 200,000 GT | 2011– | In service | As of 2018, there are five different ship designs that are referred to as Valemax ships. | |
| Berge Stahl | 342 m (1,122 ft) | 364,767 DWT | 175,720 GT | 1986–2021 | Broken up | Berge Stahl was the longest and largest bulk carrier in 1986–2011. | |
| Tubarao Maru Brasil Maru Global Harmony | 340 m (1,115 ft) | 327,095–327,180 DWT | 160,774 GT | 2007– | In service | | [16] [17] [18] |
| Ruhr Ore Alster Ore | 340 m (1,115 ft) | 305,836–305,893 DWT | 171,924 GT | 1987–2011 | Broken up | | [19] [20] |
| Stellar Ace Stellar Banner Stellar Crown | 340 m (1,115 ft) | 300,660 DWT | 151,596 GT | 2015– | In service | Stellar Banner sank in 2020. | [22] [23] [24] |

## Container ships

| Name | Length overall | DWT | Gross tonnage | In service | Status | Ref |
| Ever Ace Ever Act Ever Aim Ever Alp Ever Alot Ever Arm Ever Art | 399.9 m (1,312 ft) | 235,579 DWT | 235,579 GT | 2021– | In service | [25] [26] |
| Barzan Al Muraykh Al Nefud Al Zubara Al Dahna Tihama | 400 m (1,312 ft) | 199,744 DWT | 195,636 GT | 2015– | In service | [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] |
| MOL Triumph MOL Trust MOL Tribute MOL Tradition | 400 m (1,312 ft) | 192,672 DWT | 199,000 GT | 2017– | In service | [33] [34] [35] [36] |
| MSC Diana MSC Ingy MSC Eloane MSC Mirjam MSC Rifaya MSC Leanne | 400 m (1,312 ft) | 202,036 DWT | 193,489 GT | 2016– | In service | [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] |
| MSC Anna MSC Viviana | 399.98 m (1,312 ft) | 185,503 DWT | 187,587 GT | 2016– | In service | [43] [44] |
| Ever Golden Ever Genius Ever Gifted Ever Glory Ever Globe Ever Goods Ever Given Ever Grade Ever Gentle Ever Govern Ever Greet MOL Treasure MOL Truth | 399.96 m (1,312 ft) | 199,692 DWT | 219,775 GT | 2017– | In service | [45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [50] [51] [52] [53] [54] [55] [56] [57] |

## Passenger ships

| Name | Length overall | Gross tonnage | In service | Status | Ref |
| Icon Class (3 ships) | 364 m (1,196 ft) | 248,663–250,800 GT | 2024– | In service | |
| Oasis class (5 ships) | 360–362 m (1,181–1,188 ft) | 225,282– 226,963 GT | 2009– | In service | [58] [59] [60] [61] |
| Quantum class (5 ships) | 347.06–348 m (1,139–1,142 ft) | 168,666 GT | 2014– | In service | [62] [63] [64] [65] |
| Queen Mary 2 | 345.03 m (1,132.0 ft) | 148,527 GT | 2003– | In service | |
| Iona | 344.5 m (1,130.2 ft) | 184,089 GT | 2020– | In service | |
| Mardi Gras | 344.4 m (1,130 ft) | 181,808 GT | 2020– | In service | |

## Other

Other longest ships of their type.
| Name | Type | Length overall | DWT | GT/GRT | In service | Status | Notes |
| Pioneering Spirit | Crane vessel | 382 m (1,253 ft) | 499,125 DWT | 403,342 GT | 2015– | In service | Pioneering Spirit is the largest twin-hulled vessel ever built as well as, at 124 metres (407 ft), the widest ship in the world. Photo is prior to renaming of vessel. |
| Q-Max (14 ships) | LNG carrier | 345 m (1,132 ft) | 128,900 DWT | 163,922 GT | 2008– | In service | |
| USS Enterprise | Aircraft carrier | 342 m (1,122 ft) | | | 1961–2013 | Retired | USS Enterprise, the longest aircraft carrier ever built, was inactivated in December 2012. |
| Paul R. Tregurtha | Lake freighter | 309 m (1,014 ft) | | | 1981– | In service | The current Queen of the Lakes (the longest ship operating on the Great Lakes), and last of the "1000-footers" launched there. |