Is the Independence of the Seas the largest ship afloat?

Question

Is the Independence of the Seas the largest ship afloat?

Answer 1

The Indepenence of the Seas is the largest cruise ship,

at 160,000 tons.

The largest ship ever is the Jahre Viking(seawise giant)

at 261,000 tons.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Hi Laura,

All these ships are currently in service.

Knock Nevis 564,763 tons displacement.   1,504 ft  (458 m) long. Supertanker. No longer actually at sea -used for oil storage, but still in service.

Prevously named Jahre Viking.previously Seawise Giant.

TI Oceania. 441,600tons displacement.  1,245 ft (380 m ) Supertanker

Berge Stahl. 364,768 tons displacement. 1,125 ft (343 m ) Bulk cargo ship

Brasil Maru 327,180 tons.  1,115 ft (340 m)  Ore carrier

Emma Mærsk 170,974 displacement.  1,302 ft (397 m) Container ship.

Independence of the Seas 160,000 gross tons.  1,112 feet (339m) long - Cuise ship.

Freedom of the Seas 160,000 gross tons.  1,112 feet (339m) long – Cruise ship

Liberty of the Seas 160,000 gross tons.  1,112 feet (339m) long – Cruise ship.

RMS Queen Mary 2.  148,528tons. 1,132 ft (345 m) Ocean liner

Nimitz class (9 /10 in service) 102,000 tons. 1,040 ft (317 m) Aircraft Carrier.

All the above ships are in service, so you decide.  Do we decide by tonnage or length.  Also There are Gross tons, Gross register tons, Deadweight, displacement etc several ways of measuring tonnage.  So it's almost impossible to simply decide which is the biggest.  You CAN ask which is the biggest cruise ship, or which is the biggest warship, or Ore Carrier, as long as the tonnages are calculated by the same method.

Answer 4

The largest ship afloat today is the oil tanker Jahre Viking (originally called Seawise Giant). It measures 1,504 feet (458 meters) long and 225 feet (69m) wide.