Pioneering Spirit
Allseas · In service
Length overall382 m
Beam123.75 m: widest ship ever
Gross tonnage403,342 GT: largest ever
Bow slot122 m long × 59 m wide, between twin bows
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Heavy-lift & special giants
The category-benders, ships built to lift, install and dismantle other giants.
Ships here1
Longest382.00 m
Deliveries2014–2014
Still in service1
What it means
The category, explained
Some of the largest ships ever built carry no cargo at all. This category holds the working giants, crane vessels, pipelayers, installation ships, whose size serves force rather than freight.
Its resident record-holder is Pioneering Spirit: the largest ship in history by gross tonnage, the widest ever built, and the holder of the heaviest marine lift ever performed, an entire 24,200-tonne North Sea platform removed in a single motion.
The ships
Every one here
Side profiles are sized by real length overall, longer ships draw bigger.
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Side by side
Ranked by length
| Ship | Category | Length | Beam | Delivered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneering Spirit | Special | 382.00 m | 123.75 m | 2014 | In service |