Batillus class supertankers

Batillus class supertankers

The biggest ships by gross tonnage ever constructed were four Batillus class supertankers built in France at the end of the 1970s, having DWT|555,000|metric|first=yes and a 414 meters length. They were launched from the shipyard Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint Nazaire. The only larger ship was the "Knock Nevis" (ex "Jahre Viking", "Happy Giant" and "Seawise Giant") of 1981, which was originally designed with a smaller tonnage than the Batillus class, but had its length and tonnage increased during construction. If gross tonnage is considered, the Batillus and Bellamya each had a gross tonnage of 275,276 tons. This is the greatest in history, including the Knock Nevis (260,581 gross tons when in service as an oil tanker).

Ships of the Batillus class included:

* "Batillus", built in 1976, scrapped in 1985. [cite web |url = http://supertankers.topcities.com/id22.htm |title = Batillus | author = Auke Visser | work = International Super Tankers]
* "Bellamya", built in 1976, scrapped in 1986. [cite web |url = http://supertankers.topcities.com/id42.htm |title = Bellamya | author = Auke Visser | work = International Super Tankers]
* "Pierre Guillaumat", built in 1977, scrapped in 1983. [cite web |url = http://supertankers.topcities.com/id38.htm |title = Pierre Guillaumat | author = Auke Visser | work = International Super Tankers]
* "Prairial", built in 1979, renamed "Hellas Fos", renamed "Sea Giant", scrapped in 2003 [cite web |url = http://supertankers.topcities.com/id37.htm |title = Prairial | author = Auke Visser | work = International Super Tankers]

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