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'''''Pierre Guillaumat''''' was a [[supertanker]], built in 1977 by [[Chantiers de l'Atlantique]] at [[Saint-Nazaire]] for [[Compagnie Nationale de Navigation]]. ''Pierre Guillaumat'', which was the third vessel of [[Batillus class supertankers]] (the other three, slightly smaller, were ''[[Batillus]], [[Bellamya]]'' and ''[[Prairial (supertanker)|Prairial]]''), is distinguished as the biggest ship ever constructed, surpassed in size only by ''[[Seawise Giant]]''<ref name="BAT7">{{cite web
were ''[[Batillus]], [[Bellamya]]'' and ''[[Prairial (supertanker)|Prairial]]''), is distinguished as the biggest ship ever constructed, surpassed in size only by ''[[Seawise Giant]]''<ref name="BAT7">{{cite web
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}}</ref> (later ''Jahre Viking, Happy Giant'' and ''Knock Nevis'') built in 1976, and only subsequently lengthened, although the four ships of the Batillus class had a larger gross tonnage.
 
Named after the [[France|French]] politician and founder of [[Elf Aquitaine]] oil industry, [[Pierre Guillaumat]], the [[Watercraft|vessel]] was completed and put in service in 1977. Due to unprofitability, accentuated by huge dimensions of the ship, which placed restrictions on where she could be employed, the ''Pierre Guillaumat'' was put on hold at [[Fujairah]] anchorage since February 2, 1983,<ref name="PIE2"/> and later that year, bought by the [[Hyundai Corporation]], and renamed ''Ulsan Master'', she arrived at [[Ulsan]], [[South Korea]] for demolition on October 19, 1983.
19, 1983.
 
Because of her gigantic proportions the usability of the ''Pierre Guillaumat'' was very limited. She couldn't pass through either the [[Panama Canal|Panama]] or [[Suez Canal|Suez]] canals. Because of her draft, she could enter a minimal number of ports in the world, and was therefore moored on [[Oil platform|offshore rigs]], and oil terminals like [[Antifer (France)|Antifer]] and after off-loading to reduce her draft, at [[Europoort]].
 
==Technical data==
[[Length overall]] was 414.23 &nbsp;m, [[Beam (nautical)|beam]] 63.05 &nbsp;m, [[Draft (hull)|draft]] 28.603 &nbsp;m, [[deadweight tonnage]] 555,051, and [[gross tonnage]] 274,838. Propulsion was provided by two propellers each driven by two Stal Laval [[steam turbine]]s developing a total power of 65,000 &nbsp;[[Horsepower|Hp]]. The service speed was 16.7 knots, with fuel consumption of about 330 tonnes<ref name="PIE1"/> of heavy oil per day and fuel enough for 42 days.
name="PIE1"/> of heavy oil per day and fuel enough for 42 days.
 
The cargo was carried in 40 [[Storage tank|tanks]] with a total volume of 677,300 &nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>. They were divided into central and lateral tanks, whose dimensions was designed to reduce considerably the risk of pollution caused by collision or grounding. Ahead of the international standards of the time, the wing tanks had a maximum unit volume not exceeding 17,000 &nbsp;m<sup>3</sup>, which was reduced to 9,000 &nbsp;m<sup>3</sup> in the most vulnerable parts of ship.
 
==See also==
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