Calling all Seawise Giant/Jahre Viking/Knock Nevis Fans

[Greg Lee]

Lots of ships have claimed "The Biggest Ship In The World" title, but there really has been only one since 1979, The Seawise Giant/Jahre Viking/Knock Nevis. At 458 Meters long (1504 Feet) and displacing over 650,000 tons fully loaded, it was by far the biggest ship ever constructed.

I am gathering bits and pieces to scratch-build her in 1/350 at the moment, and would enjoy discussing aspects and details of this mighty ship here. This is the scene I have decided to create:

Greg Lee

[Greg Lee]

So far, the only useful reference I have been able to find online is the following line drawing:

Scaling this drawing up in Illustrator I was able to create the following bow shape diagram.

Any comments, criticisms or corrections greatly appreciated.

Greg

[Guest]

I think you will need also the mid section frame plan...

[D-Boy]

Lots of ships have claimed "The Biggest Ship In The World" title, but there really has been only one since 1979, The Seawise Giant/Jahre Viking/Knock Nevis. At 458 Meters long (1504 Feet) and displacing over 650,000 tons fully loaded, it was by far the biggest ship ever constructed.

knock.jpg

I am gathering bits and pieces to scratch-build her in 1/350 at the moment, and would enjoy discussing aspects and details of this mighty ship here. This is the scene I have decided to create:

jahre-viking-3.jpg

Greg Lee

Greg, I just subscribed to this thread because this will be an interesting research/data processing/scratchbuild project and because I am hoping to do the same for the SS Manhatten, the oil tanker converted to icebreaker to attempt the Northwest Passage. Best wishes... I'll see if I can assist in any research for you...

[Pieter]

Some more sketches of Jahre Viking. The tank plans seem to agree with your bow shape diagram.

seawisetanks2.jpeg (13.52 KiB) Viewed 4637 times

[Greg Lee]

I have completed a shape line diagram for the stern today.

I also found this diagram:

I also stumbled upon a site with some nice pics for reference - Knock Nevis Picture Blog

[Greg Lee]

It says on Wikipedia that her draught was 24.61 meters, and her depth was 29.8 meters? Is it safe to assume that the difference of 5.19 meters was the distance between the deck and the water line when fully loaded - IE the visible part of the hull above water?

Also, Pieter, thank you for posting the line drawings. I'm sure I am missing something obvious, but I am just not seeing what "F.S 900" means in the close up of the superstructure? At first I thought 9.00 meters, but that section of the ship is much larger by my calculations......

Attached below is my best guesses at the dimensions, based off scaling, knowing that the overall length is 1504ft.

And to show I am serious, I have picked out a nice straight piece of pine for the hull. I cut it to 1/350 size of 1.31m (4.3ft). I have shaped the stern using my line drawings, and am working on the bow now. I am going to do the bow in balsa for easy shaping.

Does anybody have on thoughts on her up-swept bow? In some pictures it looks quiet prominent, in others, it appears very moderate, if not absent all together? Was this something that might have been modified at some point in her life?

[Maarten Sch�nfeld]

Hi Greg,

Very interesting project, I like to see your progress evolving!

You ask for thoughts about the bow: I think that the appearance of the curvature changes quite much with the fall of light, i.e. the strenght and direction of the sun, and the depth of the shadows. It would be very remote that they would have changed much during the course of het lifetime.

Keep it up!

Maarten

[Pieter]

Hi Greg,
I think "F.S.900" in drawings like these means Frame Spacing. Could it be 900 mm? That seems to fit the drawing and the machinery spaces always have closer frame spacing than the rest of the vessel in order to carry the engine's weight.

[quote="Greg Lee"]
Also, Pieter, thank you for posting the line drawings. I'm sure I am missing something obvious, but I am just not seeing what "F.S 900" means in the close up of the superstructure? At first I thought 9.00 meters, but that section of the ship is much larger by my calculations......

[Pieter]

Hi Greg, I don't know if you're still actively working on this project but JSC has recently brought a paper kit out in 1/400. It is 'only' 1.14 m or 44.9 inches long. Maybe this can help you with your project.
http://store.jsc.pl/?d=produkt&id=286