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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.
Which ship was the largest in the first fleet? This depends on what is meant by largest. With a weight of 540 tones, the heaviest ship in the First Fleet was the naval vessel, Sirius. It was believed to be about 100ft loâ¦ng and 32 ft at the beam (its widest point). The largest of the transport ships was Alexander, weighing in at 452 tons and being 114 ft long and 31 ft at the beam.