Project developed by West German shipbuilders, Kieler Howaldtswerke A. G. for transport of liquefied gas cooled down to boiling point, calls for tanker of 16,000 tons dw with reliquefaction plant; length oa 707 ft 5 in., breadth 90 ft, draft loaded 28 ft 2 5/8 in., service power 16,500 shp, speed 18 knots; tank space at 98% is 39, 500 cu m; during passage 650 tons of methane is burned under boilers instead of oil fuel; rigid light metal tanks are used; diagrams.
Large methane tanker
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 98 , n 22 ; p 701-704
1961
4 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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