Big ships.
Extraordinary journeys.
Explore the vessels, the places they travelled, and the shipyards at either end of their lives.
By length among self-propelled ships, Seawise Giant holds the historical record at 458.45 metres. It was scrapped in 2010. Read the sourced answer ↗
A world of maritime giants
1 published vessel profile · 0 in-service or laid-up vesselsHistoric and shipyard pins indicate approximate areas, not exact berths or navigable routes. Current-vessel pins, when available, show timestamped AIS reports. A missing report does not establish a vessel’s location.
Seawise Giant
Why it was built. Where it went. What became of it.
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Where ships are built
The shipbuilding centers behind the world’s biggest hulls, from Japan to South Korea and China.
Visit the shipyards →Where ships are scrapped
The places where ships are dismantled, materials recovered and maritime careers end.
Explore ship recycling →Map locations & sources
- Yokosuka, Japan · Construction · Historical evidence
- Larak Island, Iran · 1988 · Historical evidence
- Singapore · Repairs before return to service · Historical evidence
- Antifer, France · 1995 · Historical evidence
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates · 2004 conversion · Historical evidence
- Al Shaheen field, Qatar · 2004–2009 · Historical evidence
- Alang, India · Final voyage and dismantling · Historical evidence
- Alang, India · Guinness World Records
- Chattogram / Chittagong, Bangladesh · International Maritime Organization
- Gadani, Pakistan · International Maritime Organization
- Shanghai, China · China State Shipbuilding Corporation
- Ulsan, South Korea · HD Hyundai Heavy Industries
- Yokosuka / Oppama, Japan · Sumitomo Heavy Industries
The collection is growing. Current-position markers will appear only for published, tracked vessels with received AIS reports. Illustration: Shipsprofiler, CC BY-SA 3.0, resized and converted to WebP.
