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 |