Provided is a thick steel sheet that has a thickness exceeding 100 mm, and that has high strength, as well as excellent low temperature
toughness, excellent deformation performance in the sheet thickness center section, and excellent
crack tip opening displacement (CTOD) property of a multi-layer weld joint. The thick steel sheet comprises, in
mass %, C: 0.03-0.20%, Si: 0.50% or less, Mn: 0.3-3.0%, P: 0.030% or less, S: 0.0050% or less, Al: 0.005-0.100%, B: 0.0001-0.0050%, N: 0.0100% or less, and O: 0.0100% or less, and at least one selected from the group consisting of Cr: 0.01-2.00%, Mo: 0.01-2.00% and Ni: 0.01-5.00%, with the remainder being Fe and inevitable impurities. The steel sheet has a component composition satisfying formula (1). The maximum prior
austenite grain size of the sheet in the section at the center of the sheet thickness is 150 μm or less. The
number density of porosities having an equivalent circle
diameter of 100 μm or more is 0.10 pcs / mm2 or less. The
number density of MnS having a thickness of 30 μm or more in the plate thickness direction is 10 pcs / mm2 or less. The sheet thickness exceeds 100 mm.