![]() A Suezmax oil tanker, Seavigour, in 2017
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General characteristics | |
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Tonnage | typically 160,000 DWT |
Length | 400 m (1,300 ft) (maximum) |
Beam | 77.5 metres (254 ft) (maximum); 50 m (164 ft) (at 20.1 m draft) |
Height | 68 m (223 ft) (maximum) |
Draft | 20.1 m (66 ft) (maximum) |
"Suezmax" is a naval architecture term for the largest ship measurements capable of transiting the Suez Canal in a laden condition, and is almost exclusively used in reference to tankers. The limiting factors are beam, draft, height (because of the Suez Canal Bridge), and length[1] (even though the canal has no locks).