Tankers

Prairial

Scrapped · Source reviewed 2026-09-09

This French-built supertanker later sailed under several names, ending its life as Sea Giant at Gadani in 2003. Sources ↓

Prairial photographed as Sea Brilliance at Vestnes in 1985.

Prairial photographed as Sea Brilliance at Vestnes in 1985.

Wolfgang Fricke / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 3.0. Resized and converted to WebP; directory thumbnail cropped.

LENGTH OVERALL414.22 m
GROSS TONNAGE274,826 GT
LENGTH RANK IN DIRECTORY#3

Vessel particulars

Reported values from the references below. Cruise-ship beam uses the waterline measurement where supplied. Year may refer to delivery or first service.

Length overall414.22 m
Gross tonnage274,826 GT
Beam63.05 m
Year in source1979

This vessel has been dismantled.

Its place in the fleet

This vessel ranks 3 by reported length and 3 by gross tonnage in this directory. Equal measurements share a rank.

Length comparison

Prairial · 414.22 m
Seawise Giant · 458.45 m

Linear bars compare reported lengths only. They are not hull drawings. Reference measurement.

Where is it now?

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Sources & measurement notes

Length measures the vessel from end to end. Gross tonnage measures enclosed volume, not weight. Historical GRT is excluded from the GT ranking. Published figures can differ by configuration and measurement precision.

  1. Prairial ↗

    Vessel identity, dimensions, tonnage and historical status. Historical gross register tonnage is not treated as modern GT.

The main specification source is identified above. Additional references may report different configurations or precision. How this directory is compiled.

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