The two ships of the ''Esso Atlantic'' class, ''Esso Atlantic'' and ''Esso Pacific'', were two of only seven ships to surpass a half million tons deadweight in maritime history.
When plying the sea, the vessels had a fully laden
draft
Draft, The Draft, or Draught may refer to:
Watercraft dimensions
* Draft (hull), the distance from waterline to keel of a vessel
* Draft (sail), degree of curvature in a sail
* Air draft, distance from waterline to the highest point on a vesse ...
of 25.3 m (83 ft), rendering them unable to navigate the
English Channel
The English Channel, "The Sleeve"; nrf, la Maunche, "The Sleeve" (Cotentinais) or ( Jèrriais), (Guernésiais), "The Channel"; br, Mor Breizh, "Sea of Brittany"; cy, Môr Udd, "Lord's Sea"; kw, Mor Bretannek, "British Sea"; nl, Het Kana ...
, the
Suez Canal
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or the
Panama Canal
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when loaded to capacity.
''Esso Atlantic'' (1977-1990)
234,626 tons to 247,160 tons, 508,628 DWT
10/02/1977 : ''Esso Atlantic'' launched and built
1/2/1983 : Transferred to Bahamian flag, owned by ''Esso International Shipping Co Ltd'',
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau ( ) is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. With a population of 274,400 as of 2016, or just over 70% of the entire population of the Bahamas, Nassau is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country. ...
16/08/1986 : ''Laid Up'' near
Ålesund
Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative ...
??/??/1990 : By Esso Eastern Marine Ltd., Bermuda, to Ceres Hellenic Shipping Ent. Ltd., Greece. Renamed ''Kapetan Giannis''
13/06/2002 : from
Fujairah
Fujairah City ( ar, الفجيرة) is the capital of the emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. It is the seventh-largest city in UAE, located on the Gulf of Oman (part of the Indian Ocean). It is the only Emirati capital city on the ...
Anchorage bound for LOOP Oil Terminal. Sold to Pakistani
breakers in 2002.
''Esso Pacific'' (1977-1990)
234,626 tons to 247,161 tons, 508,628 DWT
13/06/1977 : ''Esso Pacific'' launched and built
??/??/1983 : Transferred to Bahamian flag, owned by ''Esso International Shipping Co Ltd'',
Nassau, Bahamas
Nassau ( ) is the capital and largest city of the Bahamas. With a population of 274,400 as of 2016, or just over 70% of the entire population of the Bahamas, Nassau is commonly defined as a primate city, dwarfing all other towns in the country. ...
16/08/1986 : ''Laid Up'' near
Ålesund
Ålesund () sometimes spelled Aalesund in English, is a municipality in Møre og Romsdal County, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre and the centre of the Ålesund Region. The town of Ålesund is the administrative ...
??/??/1990 : By Esso Eastern Marine Ltd., Bermuda, to Ceres Hellenic Shipping Ent. Ltd., Greece. Renamed ''Kapetan Michalis''
2002: Broken up in Gadani Beach, Pakistan.
See also
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Orders of magnitude (length)
The following are examples of orders of magnitude for different lengths.
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Overview
Detailed list
To help compare different orders of magnitude, the following list describes various lengths between 1.6 \times 10^ metres and 10 ...
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List of world's longest ships
The world's longest ships are listed according to their overall length (LOA), which is the maximum length of the vessel measured between the extreme points in fore and aft. In addition, the ships' deadweight tonnage (DWT) and/or gross tonnage ( ...
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List of tankers
This is a list of tankers. The list includes merchant tankers as well as naval tankers that do not fall into more specialized lists such as List of replenishment ships of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and List of Type T2 Tanker names.
*Former ...
Notes
References
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External links
Esso Atlantic
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Esso Atlantic class supertankers
Esso Atlantic class supertankers
Oil tankers
Ships built by Hitachi Zosen Corporation