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

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Building structure

Ground vehicles

Mining vehicles

ModelTypeLengthHeightWidthWeightYear introducedYear 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)19691991
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)19651991
Big Brutus Giant stripping shovel 45.72 m (150 ft 0 in) [6] 48.8 m (160 ft 1 in)18 m (59 ft 1 in)5,500 t (12,100,000 lb)19631974

Engineering and transport vehicles

ModelTypeLengthHeightWidthWeightYear introducedYear 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)20122017
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

ModelTypeLengthHeightWidthWeightYear introducedYear 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)19411945
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 BCE292 BCE

Air vehicles

Lighter-than-air vehicles

ModelTypeLengthDiameterWeightYear introducedYear 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)19361937
USS Akron Rigid airship 239 m (784 ft 1 in) [14] 40 m (131 ft 3 in)182.8 t (403,000 lb)19311933
R101 Rigid airship 236.8 m (776 ft 11 in) [15] 40 m (131 ft 3 in)116.9 t (258,000 lb)19291930
Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander 10 Hybrid airship 92 m (301 ft 10 in) [16] 33.2 t (73,200 lb)2012

Heavier-than-air vehicles

ModelTypeLengthWingspanWeightYear introducedYear 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)19882022
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)19641980
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)20032021
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)20082023
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)19471947

Sea vehicles

Industrial and cargo vessels

ModelTypeLengthHeight/DepthWidth/BeamGross Weight TonnageYear introducedYear discontinued
Seawise Giant Oil tanker 458.4 m (1,503 ft 11 in) [20] 29.8 m (97 ft 9 in)68.6 m (225 ft 1 in)260,941 t (575,000,000 lb)19792009
Pioneering Spirit Crane vessel 382 m (1,253 ft 3 in) [21] 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) [21] 35.92 m (117 ft 10 in)63.01 m (206 ft 9 in)275,268 t (607,000,000 lb)19762003
TI Supertanker 380 m (1,246 ft 9 in) [22] 68 m (223 ft 1 in)234,006 t (516,000,000 lb)2003

Passenger vessels

ModelTypeLengthHeight/DepthWidth/BeamGross Weight TonnageYear introducedYear discontinued
Icon of the Seas Cruise ship 364.75 m (1,196 ft 8 in) [23] 59.74 m (196 ft 0 in) [23] [24] 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) [25] 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) [26] 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) [27] 72 m (236 ft 3 in)45 m (147 ft 8 in)149,215 t (329,000,000 lb)2004

Military vessels

ModelTypeLengthHeight/DepthWidth/BeamGross Weight TonnageYear introducedYear discontinued
Gerald R. Ford Nuclear-powered supercarrier 337 m (1,105 ft 8 in) [28] 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) [29] 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) [30] 76 m (249 ft 4 in)80,000–100,000 t (176,000,000–220,000,000 lb)2022

Space vehicles

Space stations

ModelTypeLengthWidthWeightYear introducedYear 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 52.4 m (171 ft 11 in)9.25 m (30 ft 4 in)100 t (220,000 lb)2021

Launch vehicles

ModelTypeLengthDiameterWeightYear introducedYear 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)19671973
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)19691972
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) [31] 17.6 m (57 ft 9 in)2,525 t (5,570,000 lb)19871988

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