Batillus
Oil tanker · built 1976
In short
Batillus (Oil tanker) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. Registered owner: Société maritime Shell (source: Wikidata).
- Vessel type
- Oil tanker
- Flag
- —
- Year built
- 1976
- Gross tonnage
- 275,267
- Size (length × beam)
- 414 m × 63 m
- Registered owner
- Société maritime Shell
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Last reported position
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- Name
- Batillus
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 7360095
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- —
- Vessel type
- Oil tanker
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 275,267
- Length overall
- 414.2 m
- Beam
- 63 m
- Year built
- 1976
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Ownership & management
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- Registered owner
- Société maritime Shell(not linked to a company record)Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.6 · retrieved Jun 10, 2026
- Builder
- Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026
About Batillus
Batillus was a supertanker built in 1976 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique at Saint-Nazaire for the French branch of Shell Oil. The first vessel of the Batillus class, she was, together with her sister ships Bellamya, Pierre Guillaumat and Prairial, one of the biggest ships in the world, surpassed in size only by Seawise Giant (later Jahre Viking, Happy Giant and Knock Nevis) built in 1976, and extended in 1981, although the four ships of the Batillus class had a larger gross tonnage. She was sold for scrap in 1985 after a prolonged downturn in the oil market made her economically impractical.
Summary from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Batillus now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Batillus in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is Batillus?
- Batillus is an oil tanker, built in 1976 by Chantiers de l'Atlantique. The vessel is 414.2 m long with a beam of 63 m and has a gross tonnage of 275,267.
- Who is recorded as the owner or manager of Batillus?
- Société maritime Shell is recorded as Registered owner for Batillus (source: Wikidata). This source record does not independently confirm today’s ownership or management.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Batillus?
- Voydar has no matched sanctions record displayed for Batillus from the OFAC SDN list, the UK Sanctions List, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list, the EU list of designated vessels and the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register. Coverage may be incomplete; this is not sanctions clearance. No matched inspection records are displayed for Batillus. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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