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This is a list of the world's largest machines, both static and movable in history.

Building structure

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Ground vehicles

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Mining vehicles

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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
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
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
Big Muskie Dragline excavator 148 m (485 ft 7 in)[5] 68 m (223 ft 1 in) 46 m (150 ft 11 in) 12,247 t (27,000,000 lb) 1969 1991
The Captain Giant stripping shovel 97 m (318 ft 3 in)[6] 64 m (210 ft 0 in) 27 m (88 ft 7 in) 12,700 t (28,000,000 lb) 1965 1991

Engineering and transport vehicles

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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

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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

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Lighter-than-air vehicles

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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

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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

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Industrial and cargo vessels

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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

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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

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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

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Space stations

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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

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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

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Chen, Brian X. (5 October 2009). "Monstrous Mechanical Marvels: 9 Enormous Gadgets". Wired – via www.wired.com.
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  24. ^ a b "Icon of the Seas (38545)". Vessel Register for DNV. DNV. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  25. ^ "Icon of the Seas Size Comparison: Facts and Stats". 23 February 2024.
  26. ^ "Wonder of the Seas Fact Sheet". Royal Caribbean Press Center. Royal Caribbean Group. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
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  32. ^ Energia Characteristics
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