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Chantiers de l'Atlantique

France · Founded 1861

Saint-Nazaire's giant-maker, from Normandie and the half-million-tonne tankers to the Oasis class.

Ships here24
Longest414.22 m
Deliveries1976–2025
Still in service22
The yard

The story so far

Few yards have built more record-holders: the liner Normandie, the France, the largest supertankers ever constructed in one piece, Batillus and Pierre Guillaumat, and, in the modern era, Queen Mary 2, the Oasis-class cruise ships and MSC World Europa all came down the same Loire-estuary slipways.

State-owned since 2018 after passing through Alstom and STX ownership, the Saint-Nazaire yard remains one of only a handful on Earth capable of a 360-metre passenger ship, and its order book runs years deep with the next generation of LNG-powered giants.

The line-up

Chantiers de l'Atlantique ships

Side profiles are sized by real length overall, longer ships draw bigger. Categories are never mixed.

Cruise ships & liners

22 ships
Harmony
Wonder
Symphony
Oasis
Queen Mary 2
MSC World Europa
MSC World America
MSC Virtuosa
MSC Grandiosa
MSC Euribia
Norwegian Epic
Celebrity Ascent
Celebrity Beyond
Celebrity Xcel
MSC Meraviglia
MSC Bellissima
Celebrity Apex
Celebrity Edge
Celebrity Constellation
Celebrity Summit
Celebrity Infinity
Celebrity Millennium

Oasis of the Seas

Royal Caribbean · In service

Length overall≈360 m
Beam (waterline)47 m
Gross tonnage226,838 GT (post-2019 refit)
Passengers≈5,400 (double) / ≈6,780 (max)
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Norwegian Epic

Norwegian Cruise Line · In service

Length overall≈329.4 m
Beam≈40.6 m
Gross tonnage155,873 GT
Passengers≈4,100 (double) / ≈5,183 (max)
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Tankers & giants

2 ships
Batillus
Pierre Guillaumat

Batillus

Société Maritime Shell · Scrapped 1985

Length overall414.22 m
Beam63.01 m
Deadweight553,662 t
Draft (fully laden)28.5 m
Full specification →
Side by side

Every ship, ranked by length

ShipCategoryLengthBeamDeliveredStatus
BatillusTanker414.22 m63.01 m1976Scrapped 1985
Pierre GuillaumatTanker414.22 m63.01 m1977Scrapped 1983
Harmony of the SeasCruise362.12 m47.00 m2016In service
Wonder of the SeasCruise362.04 m47.00 m2022In service
Symphony of the SeasCruise361.01 m47.00 m2018In service
Oasis of the SeasCruise360.00 m47.00 m2009In service
Queen Mary 2Liner345.03 m41.00 m2003In service
MSC World EuropaCruise333.30 m47.00 m2022In service
MSC World AmericaCruise333.30 m47.00 m2025In service
MSC VirtuosaCruise331.43 m43.00 m2021In service
MSC GrandiosaCruise331.43 m43.00 m2019In service
MSC EuribiaCruise331.40 m43.00 m2023In service
Norwegian EpicCruise329.40 m40.60 m2010In service
Celebrity AscentCruise327.00 m39.00 m2023In service
Celebrity BeyondCruise327.00 m39.00 m2022In service
Celebrity XcelCruise326.40 m38.70 m2025In service
MSC MeravigliaCruise315.83 m43.00 m2017In service
MSC BellissimaCruise315.83 m43.00 m2019In service
Celebrity ApexCruise306.00 m39.00 m2020In service
Celebrity EdgeCruise306.00 m39.00 m2018In service
Celebrity ConstellationCruise294.00 m32.00 m2002In service
Celebrity SummitCruise294.00 m32.00 m2001In service
Celebrity InfinityCruise294.00 m32.00 m2001In service
Celebrity MillenniumCruise294.00 m32.00 m2000In service
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