right|thumb|200x200px|Size comparison between five of the longest ships of their type
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 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 long Prelude FLNG.
Oil tankers
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! Length overall
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! GT/GRT
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! Status
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 1979–2009
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | Broken up
| Originally smaller, jumboisation made Seawise Giant the largest ship ever by length, displacement (657,019 tonnes), and deadweight tonnage.
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| Batillus class (4 ships)
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 1976–2003
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 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.
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | Esso Atlantic'Esso Pacific
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 1977–2002
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | Broken up
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | Nai Superba'Nai Genova
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 1978–2001
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | Broken up
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | Berge Emperor'Berge Empress
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 1975–2004
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | Broken up
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| TI class (4 ships)
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2002–
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Bulk carriers
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! Length overall
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! GT/GRT
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! Status
! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Image
! class="unsortable" | Reference
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| Valemax (68 ships)
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2011–
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|, there are five different ship designs that are referred to as Valemax ships.
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| Berge Stahl
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 1986–2021
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | Broken up
| Berge Stahl was the longest and largest bulk carrier in 1986–2011.
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| Tubarao Maru'Brasil Maru'Global Harmony
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2007–
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| Ruhr Ore'Alster Ore
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 1987–2011
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | Broken up
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| Stellar Ace'Stellar Banner'Stellar Crown
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2015–
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| Stellar Banner sank in 2020.
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Container ships
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! align="left" | Name
! Length overall
! data-sort-type="number" |DWT
! Gross tonnage
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! Status
! class="unsortable" | Image
! class="unsortable" | Ref
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Ever Ace
Ever Act
Ever Aim
Ever Alp
Ever Alot
Ever Arm
Ever Art
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2021–
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Barzan
Al Muraykh
Al Nefud
Al Zubara
Al Dahna
Tihama
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2015–
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MOL Triumph
MOL Trust
MOL Tribute
MOL Tradition
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2017–
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MSC Diana
MSC Ingy
MSC Eloane
MSC Mirjam
MSC Rifaya
MSC Leanne
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2016–
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MSC Anna
MSC Viviana
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2016–
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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
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Passenger ships
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! Length overall
! Gross tonnage
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! Status
! class="unsortable" | Image
! class="unsortable" | Ref
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|Icon Class (3 ships)
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center"|364 m (1,196 ft)
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center"|248,663–250,800 GT
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| Oasis class (5 ships)
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2009–
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| Quantum class (5 ships)
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2014–
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | Queen Mary 2
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2003–
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| Iona
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2020–
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| Mardi Gras
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2020–
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Other
Other longest ships of their type.
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! Type
! Length overall
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! class="unsortable" | Notes
! class="unsortable" | Image
! class="unsortable" | Ref
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | Pioneering Spirit
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2015–
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| Pioneering Spirit is the largest twin-hulled vessel ever built as well as, at , the widest ship in the world.<br>
Photo is prior to renaming of vessel.
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| Q-Max (14 ships)
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 2008–
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | USS Enterprise
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | Aircraft carrier
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 1961–2013
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | Retired
| USS Enterprise, the longest aircraft carrier ever built, was inactivated in December 2012.
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| style="white-space:nowrap" | Paul R. Tregurtha
| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | Lake freighter
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| style="white-space:nowrap" align="center" | 1981–
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| The current Queen of the Lakes (the longest ship operating on the Great Lakes), and last of the "1000-footers" launched there.
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See also
- List of large sailing vessels
- List of large sailing yachts
- List of longest naval ships
- List of motor yachts by length
- Timeline of largest passenger ships
- List of longest wooden ships
- List of largest ships by gross tonnage
- Suezmax
- Panamax
- Malaccamax
- Baltimax
- Chinamax
- Q-Max