Prairial
oil tanker
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Prairial
- IMO number
- 7408720
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- oil tanker
- Gross tonnage
- —
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 414.2 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1979
- Builder
- Chantiers de l'Atlantique
- Registered owner
- National Shipping Company
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Prairial
Prairial was a supertanker, built in 1979 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire for Compagnie Nationale de Navigation. Prairial, which was the fourth and final vessel of Batillus-class supertankers (the other three were Batillus, Bellamya and Pierre Guillaumat). She was the only ship of that class to have a career longer than ten years, sailing until 2003, although under different names: Sea Brilliance (1985), Hellas Fos (1986) and Sea Giant (1997). She is also distinguished as the third biggest ship ever constructed, surpassed in size only by Seawise Giant (later Jahre Viking, Happy Giant, Knock Nevis, and finally Mont) built in 1976 and subsequently lengthened, and her sister ship Pierre Guillaumat. The vessel was completed and commissioned in 1979.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Prairial now?
- Prairial has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Prairial?
- Prairial is a oil tanker, built in 1979 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique. The vessel is 414.2 m long.
- Who owns Prairial?
- Prairial is registered to National Shipping Company. Ownership data is compiled from public registries and shown free on Seadar.
- Has Prairial been detained or sanctioned?
- No detentions or sanctions for Prairial appear in the public sources Seadar tracks (USCG PSIX inspections and the OFAC SDN list).