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title: "How much does a container ship weigh?"
description: "A container ship weighs 199,600 t (440,000,000 lb). How that compares to other things, and where the number comes from."
url: https://atoneplace.net/weight/container-ship/
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# How much does a container ship weigh?

**Typical weight: 199,600 t**

That is 440,000,000 lb, or 200,000,000 kg.

An ultra-large container vessel in the class of Ever Given, carrying over 20,000 twenty-foot containers.

> Deadweight tonnage — the cargo, fuel and stores it can carry, not the weight of the ship itself.

## How that compares

*Container ship against things of a similar mass.*

- Empire State Building: 331,000 t
- Millau Viaduct: 290,000 t
- Container ship: 199,600 t
- CN Tower: 117,900 t
- Cruise ship: 90,000–120,000 t
- Aircraft carrier: 101,600–106,300 t
- Washington Monument: 82,420 t
- Statue of Unity: 67,000 t

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## Common questions

### How much does a container ship weigh?

A container ship weighs 199,600 t (440,000,000 lb). Deadweight tonnage — the cargo, fuel and stores it can carry, not the weight of the ship itself.

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