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 exists 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
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.
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
Berge Emperor Berge Empress	381.82 m (1,253 ft)	423,745 DWT		1975–2004	Broken up
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
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[update], 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
Ruhr Ore Alster Ore	340 m (1,115 ft)	305,836–305,893 DWT	171,924 GT	1987–2011	Broken up
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.

Container ships

Name	Length overall	DWT	Gross tonnage	In service	Status
Ever AceEver ActEver AimEver AlpEver AlotEver ArmEver Art	399.9 m (1,312 ft)	235,579 DWT	235,579 GT	2021–	In service
BarzanAl MuraykhAl NefudAl ZubaraAl DahnaTihama	400 m (1,312 ft)	199,744 DWT	195,636 GT	2015–	In service
MOL Triumph MOL Trust MOL Tribute MOL Tradition	400 m (1,312 ft)	192,672 DWT	199,000 GT	2017–	In service
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
MSC Anna MSC Viviana	399.98 m (1,312 ft)	185,503 DWT	187,587 GT	2016–	In service
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

Passenger ships

Name	Length overall	Gross tonnage	In service	Status
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
Quantum class (5 ships)	347.06–348 m (1,139–1,142 ft)	168,666 GT	2014–	In service
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.