List of tankers

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Hellespont Alhambra (now TI Asia), a ULCC TI class supertanker, the largest ocean going ships in the world

This is a list of tankers. The list includes merchant tankers as well as naval tankers who 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.


Operators Origins Class or name Builder Type Year Entered Service Year of Retirement Fate
Euronav NV Template:BEL TI class supertankers/TI Asia, formerly Hellespont Alhambra Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering supertanker 2002 still active
Euronav NV Template:BEL TI class supertankers/TI Europe, formerly Hellespont Tara Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering supertanker 2002 still active
Overseas Shipping Group  United States TI class supertankers/TI Oceania, formerly Hellespont Fairfax Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering supertanker 2002 still active
 United States TI class supertankers/TI Africa, formerly Hellespont Metropolis Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering supertanker 2002 still active
Exxon Template:PAN Exxon Valdez National Steel and Shipbuilding Company supertanker 1986 Converted to ore carrier and renamed Dong Fang Ocean
BP Template:GBR P-Class Samsung Heavy Industries Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) 1999-2000 still active - 4 vessels in class
BP Template:GBR Tree Class Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. Aframax 2002-2004 still active - 8 vessels in class
BP Template:GBR Bird Class Samsung Heavy Industries Aframax 2003-2006 still active - 12 vessels in class
BP Template:GBR E-Class Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Medium Range Products Tanker 2003-2007 still active - 5 vessels in class
BP Template:GBR Virtue Class Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Large Range Product Tanker 2004-2005 still active - 12 vessels in class
BP Template:GBR C- Class Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Carrier 2006-2007 still active - 4 vessels in class
BP Template:GBR Trader Class Samsung Heavy Industries LNG carrier 2002-2003 still active - 3 vessels in class
BP Template:GBR GEM Class Hyundai Heavy Industries LNG carrier 2007-2008 still active - 4 vessels in class
Template:SLE MV Mont formerly Knock Nevis, Jahre Viking, Happy Giant, Seawise Giant Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. supertanker 1981 2009 Scrapped in Alang, India
22x20px France Prairial; renamed Hellas Fos, renamed Sea Giant Chantiers de l'Atlantique/Alstom Marine supertanker 1979 2003 scrapped in Pakistan
22x20px France Batillus class supertankers/Pierre Guillaumat; renamed Ulsan Master Chantiers de l'Atlantique/Alstom Marine supertanker 1977 1983 scrapped in Ulsan, South Korea
Esso International Shipping (Bahamas) Co Ltd, Nassau Template:BAH
Template:GRE
Esso Atlantic; renamed Kapetan Giannis Hitachi Zosen supertanker 1977 1990 scrapped in Pakistan 2002
Esso Eastern Marine Ltd., Bermuda and Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises Inc Template:BER, Template:GRE Esso Pacific; renamed Kapetan Michalis Hitachi Zosen supertanker 1977 1990 scrapped in Pakistan 2002
Société Maritime Shell France 22x20px France Batillus class supertankers/Batillus Chantiers de l'Atlantique/Alstom Marine supertanker 1976 1985 scrapped in Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Société Maritime Shell France 22x20px France Batillus class supertankers/Bellamya Chantiers de l'Atlantique/Alstom Marine supertanker 1976 1986 scrapped in Ulsan, South Korea
Barracuda Tanker Corporation  United States/ United Kingdom Torrey Canyon supertanker - first supertanker 1960? 1967 wrecked