List of largest machines
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This is a list of the world's largest machines, both static and movable in history.
Building structure
- Large Hadron Collider – The world's largest single machine
Ground vehicles
Mining vehicles
| Model | Type | Length | Height | Width | Weight | Year introduced | Year discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bagger 293 | Bucket-wheel excavator | 225 m (738 ft 2 in)[1][2] | 96 m (315 ft 0 in) | 46 m (150 ft 11 in) | 14,200 t (31,300,000 lb) | 1995 | N/A |
| Overburden Conveyor Bridge F60 | Conveyor bridge | 502 m (1,647 ft 0 in)[3] | 79 m (259 ft 2 in) | 241 m (790 ft 8 in) | 13,600 t (30,000,000 lb) | 1969 | N/A |
| Bagger 288 | Bucket-wheel excavator | 220 m (721 ft 9 in)[4] | 96 m (315 ft 0 in) | 46 m (150 ft 11 in) | 13,500 t (29,800,000 lb) | 1978 | N/A |
| The Captain | Giant stripping shovel | 97 m (318 ft 3 in)[5] | 64 m (210 ft 0 in) | 27 m (88 ft 7 in) | 12,700 t (28,000,000 lb) | 1965 | 1991 |
| Big Muskie | Dragline excavator | 148 m (485 ft 7 in)[6] | 68 m (223 ft 1 in) | 46 m (150 ft 11 in) | 12,247 t (27,000,000 lb) | 1969 | 1991 |
Engineering and transport vehicles
| Model | Type | Length | Height | Width | Weight | Year introduced | Year discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honghai Crane | Mobile gantry crane | 150 m (492 ft 2 in)[7] | 124 m (406 ft 10 in) | 11,000 t (24,300,000 lb) | 2014 | ||
| Big Bertha | Tunnel boring machine | 99 m (324 ft 10 in)[8] | 17.5 m (57 ft 5 in) | 17.5 m (57 ft 5 in) | 6,100 t (13,400,000 lb) | 2012 | 2017 |
| XGC88000 crawler crane | Crawler crane | 173 m (567 ft 7 in)[9] | 108 m (354 ft 4 in) | 5,350 t (11,800,000 lb) | 2013 | ||
| NASA Crawler-transporter | Crawler-transporter | 40 m (131 ft 3 in)[10] | 6–8 m (19 ft 8 in – 26 ft 3 in) | 35 m (114 ft 10 in) | 2,721 t (6,000,000 lb) | 1965 | |
Military vehicles
| Model | Type | Length | Height | Width | Weight | Year introduced | Year discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schwerer Gustav | Railway gun | 47.3 m (155 ft 2 in)[11] | 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in) | 7.1 m (23 ft 4 in) | 1,350 t (2,980,000 lb) | 1941 | 1945 |
| Helepolis | Siege tower | 20 m (65 ft 7 in)[12] | 40 m (131 ft 3 in) | 20 m (65 ft 7 in) | 160 t (353,000 lb) | 305 BCE | 292 BCE |
Air vehicles
Lighter-than-air vehicles
| Model | Type | Length | Diameter | Weight | Year introduced | Year discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LZ 129 Hindenburg | Rigid airship | 245 m (803 ft 10 in)[13] | 41.2 m (135 ft 2 in) | 215 t (474,000 lb) | 1936 | 1937 |
| USS Akron | Rigid airship | 239 m (784 ft 1 in)[14] | 40 m (131 ft 3 in) | 182.8 t (403,000 lb) | 1931 | 1933 |
| R101 | Rigid airship | 236.8 m (776 ft 11 in)[15] | 40 m (131 ft 3 in) | 116.9 t (258,000 lb) | 1929 | 1930 |
| Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10 | Hybrid airship | 92 m (301 ft 10 in)[16] | 34 m (111 ft 7 in) | 33.2 t (73,200 lb) | 2012 | |
Heavier-than-air vehicles
| Model | Type | Length | Wingspan | Weight | Year introduced | Year discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonov An-225 Mriya | Cargo aircraft | 84 m (275 ft 7 in)[17] | 88.4 m (290 ft 0 in) | 285 t (628,000 lb) | 1988 | 2022 |
| Scaled Composites Stratolaunch | Mother ship | 73 m (239 ft 6 in)[18] | 117 m (383 ft 10 in) | 226 t (498,000 lb) | 2019 | |
| Caspian Sea Monster | Ekranoplan | 92 m (301 ft 10 in) | 37.6 m (123 ft 4 in) | 240 t (529,000 lb) | 1964 | 1980 |
| Airbus A380 | Wide-body airliner | 72.7 m (238 ft 6 in)[19] | 79.7 m (261 ft 6 in) | 285 t (628,000 lb) | 2003 | 2021 |
| Boeing 747-8 | Wide-body airliner | 76.3 m (250 ft 4 in) | 68.5 m (224 ft 9 in) | 220.1 t (485,000 lb) | 2008 | 2023 |
| Hughes H-4 Hercules | Flying boat | 66.7 m (218 ft 10 in) | 97.8 m (320 ft 10 in) | 113 t (249,000 lb) | 1947 | 1947 |
Sea vehicles
Industrial and cargo vessels
| Model | Type | Length | Height/Depth | Width/Beam | Gross Weight Tonnage | Year introduced | Year discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prelude FLNG | Floating production storage and offloading | 488 m (1,601 ft 1 in)[20] | 105 m (344 ft 6 in) | 74 m (242 ft 9 in) | 300,000 t (661,000,000 lb) | 2013 | |
| Seawise Giant | Oil tanker | 458.4 m (1,503 ft 11 in)[21] | 29.8 m (97 ft 9 in) | 68.6 m (225 ft 1 in) | 260,941 t (575,000,000 lb) | 1979 | 2009 |
| Pioneering Spirit | Crane vessel | 382 m (1,253 ft 3 in)[22] | 30 m (98 ft 5 in) | 124 m (406 ft 10 in) | 403,342 t (889,000,000 lb) | 2013 | |
| Batillus | Supertanker | 414.22 m (1,359 ft 0 in)[22] | 35.92 m (117 ft 10 in) | 63.01 m (206 ft 9 in) | 275,268 t (607,000,000 lb) | 1976 | 2003 |
| TI | Supertanker | 380 m (1,246 ft 9 in)[23] | 68 m (223 ft 1 in) | 234,006 t (516,000,000 lb) | 2003 | ||
Passenger vessels
| Model | Type | Length | Height/Depth | Width/Beam | Gross Weight Tonnage | Year introduced | Year discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icon of the Seas | Cruise ship | 364.75 m (1,196 ft 8 in)[24] | 59.74 m (196 ft 0 in)[24][25] | 48.47 m (159 ft 0 in) | 248,663 t (548,000,000 lb) | 2022 | |
| Wonder of the Seas | Cruise ship | 362.04 m (1,187 ft 10 in)[26] | 64 m (210 ft 0 in) | 236,857 t (522,000,000 lb) | 2020 | ||
| Symphony of the Seas | Cruise ship | 361.011 m (1,184 ft 5.0 in)[27] | 72.5 m (237 ft 10 in) | 66 m (216 ft 6 in) | 228,081 t (503,000,000 lb) | 2018 | |
| Queen Mary 2 | Ocean liner | 345.03 m (1,132 ft 0 in)[28] | 72 m (236 ft 3 in) | 45 m (147 ft 8 in) | 149,215 t (329,000,000 lb) | 2004 | |
Military vessels
| Model | Type | Length | Height/Depth | Width/Beam | Gross Weight Tonnage | Year introduced | Year discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald R. Ford | Nuclear-powered supercarrier | 337 m (1,105 ft 8 in)[29] | 76 m (249 ft 4 in) | 78 m (255 ft 11 in) | 110,000 t (243,000,000 lb) | 2017 | |
| Nimitz | Nuclear-powered supercarrier | 332.8 m (1,091 ft 10 in)[30] | 76 m (249 ft 4 in) | 76.8 m (252 ft 0 in) | 106,300 t (234,000,000 lb) | 1975 | |
| Fujian | Conventional-powered supercarrier | 316 m (1,036 ft 9 in)[31] | 76 m (249 ft 4 in) | 80,000–100,000 t (176,000,000–220,000,000 lb) | 2022 | ||
Space vehicles
Space stations
| Model | Type | Length | Width | Weight | Year introduced | Year discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Space Station | Space station | 73 m (239 ft 6 in) | 109 m (357 ft 7 in) | 444.6 t (980,000 lb) | 1998 | |
| Tiangong Space Station | Space station | 55.6 m (182 ft 5 in) | 9.25 m (30 ft 4 in) | 100 t (220,000 lb) | 2021 | |
Launch vehicles
| Model | Type | Length | Diameter | Weight | Year introduced | Year discontinued |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceX Starship | Super heavy-lift launch vehicle | 120 m (393 ft 8 in) | 9 m (29 ft 6 in) | 5,000 t (11,000,000 lb) | 2023 | |
| Saturn V | Super heavy-lift launch vehicle | 110.6 m (362 ft 10 in) | 10.1 m (33 ft 2 in) | 2,965 t (6,540,000 lb) | 1967 | 1973 |
| N1 | Super heavy-lift launch vehicle | 105.3 m (345 ft 6 in) | 17 m (55 ft 9 in) | 2,750 t (6,060,000 lb) | 1969 | 1972 |
| SLS Block 1 | Super heavy-lift launch vehicle | 98 m (321 ft 6 in) | 8.4 m (27 ft 7 in) | 2,610 t (5,750,000 lb) | 2022 | |
| Energia | Super heavy-lift launch vehicle | 58.7 m (192 ft 7 in)[32] | 17.6 m (57 ft 9 in) | 2,525 t (5,570,000 lb) | 1987 | 1988 |