List of longest ships
The world's longest ships are listed according to their overall length, which is the maximum length of the vessel measured between the extreme points in fore and aft. In addition, the ships' deadweight tonnage and/or gross tonnage are presented as they are often used to describe the size of a vessel.
The ships are listed by type. Only ship types for which there exist a ship longer than are included. For each type, the list includes current record-holders either as individual ships, ship classes or standard designs, up to four runner-ups, and all longer ships that have been scrapped.
The list does not include other floating structures, generally not self-propelled, such as mobile offshore drilling units or mobile floating liquefied natural gas units.
Oil tankers
| Name | Length overall | DWT | GT/GRT | In service | Status | Notes | Image | Ref |
| ' | 1979–2009 | Broken up | Originally smaller, jumboisation made Seawise Giant the largest ship ever by length, displacement, and deadweight tonnage. | |||||
| Batillus class | 1976–2003 | Broken up | The largest and longest ships ever to be laid down per original plans. They became second only to Seawise Giant for deadweight tonnage and length overall. | |||||
| Esso Atlantic'Esso Pacific | 1977–2002 | Broken up | ||||||
| Nai Superba'Nai Genova | 1978–2001 | Broken up | ||||||
| Berge Emperor'Berge Empress | 1975–2004 | Broken up | ||||||
| TI class | 2002– | In service |
Bulk carriers
| Name | Length overall | DWT | GT/GRT | In service | Status | Notes | Image | Ref |
| Valemax | 2011– | In service | , there are five different ship designs that are referred to as Valemax ships. | |||||
| Berge Stahl | 1986– | In service | Berge Stahl was the longest and largest bulk carrier in 1986–2011. | |||||
| Tubarao Maru'Brasil Maru'Global Harmony | 2007– | In service | ||||||
| Ruhr Ore'Alster Ore | 1987–2011 | Broken up | ||||||
| Stellar Ace'Stellar BannerStellar Crown | 2015– | Sunk | Stellar Banner sank in 2020. |
Container ships
| Name | Length overall | DWT | Gross tonnage | In service | Status | Image | Ref |
Barzan Al Muraykh Al Nefud Al Zubara Al Dahna Tihama | 2015– | In service | |||||
MOL Triumph MOL Trust MOL Tribute MOL Tradition | 2017– | In service | |||||
MSC Diana MSC Ingy MSC Eloane MSC Mirjam MSC Rifaya MSC Leanne | 2016– | In service | |||||
MSC Anna MSC Viviana | 2016– | In service | |||||
OOCL Hong Kong OOCL Germany OOCL Japan OOCL United Kingdom OOCL Scandinavia OOCL Indonesia | 2017– | In service |
Passenger ships
| Name | Length overall | Gross tonnage | In service | Status | Image | Ref |
| Oasis class | 2009– | In service | ||||
| Quantum class | 2014– | In service | ||||
| Queen Mary 2 | 2003– | In service | ||||
| Disney Dream Disney Fantasy | 2011– | In service | ||||
| Freedom Class | 2006– | In service |
Other
Other longest ships of their type.| Name | Type | Length overall | DWT | GT/GRT | In service | Status | Notes | Image | Ref |
| Pioneering Spirit | Crane vessel | 2015– | In service | Pioneering Spirit is the largest twin-hulled vessel ever built as well as, at, the widest ship in the world. Photo is prior to renaming of vessel. | |||||
| Q-Max | LNG carrier | 2008– | In service | ||||||
| USS Enterprise | Aircraft carrier | 1961–2013 | Retired | USS Enterprise, the longest aircraft carrier ever built, was inactivated in December 2012. | |||||
| Paul R. Tregurtha | Lake freighter | 1981– | In service | The current Queen of the Lakes, and last of the "1000-footers" launched there. |