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No. 00060

Largest Oil Tanker by Deadweight

Holder
Knock Nevis (formerly Seawise Giant)
Country
Norway
Date
1979-2009
Location
Norway
Certificate
GBR-C-2026-0000060

About this record

The Knock Nevis, built in Norway in 1979 and decommissioned in 2009, measured 458.45 meters with a deadweight of 564,763 tons, making it the largest oil tanker ever built by deadweight.