SEAWISE GIANT

The Seawise Giant was the largest ship ever built, both in terms of length and deadweight tonnage. Constructed between 1974 and 1979, Originally a supertanker, it was too large to pass through the English Channel, the Suez Canal, or the Panama Canal when fully loaded.During the Iran-Iraq War in 1988, the ship was severely damaged by missile strikes but was later repaired. It was subsequently converted into a floating storage and offloading unit in the Persian Gulf. The Seawise Giant was eventually sold for scrap in 2009 and dismantled in 2010 in India. Despite its eventual scrapping, it remains an iconic feat of maritime engineering.