In 1981, a businessman named Tung Chao-yung purchased a newly made supertanker from Japan's Sumitomo Heavy Industries.

On April 7, 1945, the largest battleship ever built slipped beneath the East China Sea after less than two hours of combat.

The world's largest ships are impressive, but none has ever matched the sheer scale of the Seawise Giant. At 1,504ft, the oil tanker was around 50ft longer than New York's Empire State Building. More ...