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In 1959 the 114,356 dwt âUniverse Apolloâ became the first tanker to pass the 100,000-ton figure: within a decade ships five times that size were being planned. The biggest oil tankers were built in the 1970s after the 1973 oil crisis. Thus a new generation of tanker was born, the VLCCs (Very Large Crude Carriers) and the ULCCs (Ultra Large Crude Carriers). The biggest oil tanker and biggest ship ever constructed â âSeawise Giantâ was built in 1979.
It will supersede the line's flagship Royal Clipper, which carries 227 passengers and is currently the largest square-rigged passenger ship. The build will be modelled on the five-masted sailing ship France II, which was commissioned in 1911 and was also the largest square-rigger in the world when it launched. â¢ Cruise holidays: a guide for first-timers - dispelling the myths.