TI-class supertanker

	Hellespont Tara (later TI Europe) in the Netherlands on June 24, 2005.
Class overview
Builders	Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Okpo-dong, South Korea
Built	2002–2003
In service	2003–present
Completed	4
Active	4
General characteristics
Type	Ultra Large Crude Carrier
Tonnage	234,006 GT; 162,477 NT; 441,893 DWT;
Displacement	67,591 tonnes (66,524 long tons) light; 509,484 tonnes (501,437 long tons) full load;
Length	380 m (1,246 ft 9 in) o/a
Beam	68 m (223 ft 1 in)
Draught	24.5 m (80 ft 5 in)
Speed	16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) (laden)
Capacity	2,800,000 barrels (450,000,000 L)

The TI class of supertankers comprises the ships TI Africa, TI Asia, TI Europe and TI Oceania (all names as of July 2004), where the "TI" refers to the ULCC tanker pool operator Tankers International. The class were the first ULCCs (ultra-large crude carriers) to be built in 25 years.

By displacement, deadweight tonnage (≈ cargo mass), and gross tonnage (a formula value based on internal volume, not mass), the TI class ships are smaller only than Pioneering Spirit.

Compared to the TI class, the Maersk Triple E class container ships are longer and have a higher cargo volume, including above-deck containers.

The previous largest ship, the supertanker Seawise Giant, was dismantled in 2010.

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