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Offline Ricardo Bruno

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What is the longest ship in the world?
« on: September 13, 2015, 10:50:34 AM »
Hello everyone,

I have a doubt... Currently in service, which is the longest ship in the world? I'm not sure if it is the Barzan (IMO 9708851).
As I know that the Prelude (IMO 9648714) is referred as a Floating Liquefied Natural Gas (FLNG), when she is in service, cannot be described as a ship, if I'm not mistaken.

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Ricardo Bruno

Offline Tuomas Romu

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Re: What is the longest ship in the world?
« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2015, 04:43:10 AM »
Although Prelude has an IMO number, I recall that even Shell declines to refer to Prelude FLNG as "ship". Thus, in my opinion it's a floating industrial plant, not a ship.

As for container ships, as far as I know, Barzan is the only container ship which is officially declared to be 400 m long. The others (Maersk E, Triple E etc.) are all sub-400-metre ships according to the classification societies.


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Re: What is the longest ship in the world?
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2015, 10:31:59 AM »
Thanks for your reply, Tuomas.
Some years ago it was easy answer to my question

 

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