Melika, built by Furness Shipbldg Co for Gulf Oil Corp is in service of subsidiary, Afran Transport Co of Liberia; length bp 630 ft, breadth 87 ft, deadweight 32,020 tons; 30 oil compartments have gross capacity of 277,403 bbl; propulsion is by set of Richardsons Westgarth-Brown Boveri steam turbines driving propeller shaft through Parsons double reduction gearing, and developing 12,500 shp at 105 rpm. (See also Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 84 n 26 Dec 23 1954 p 834-6)


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    Title :

    Largest tees-built tanker


    Additional title:

    Mar Engr Naval Architect


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1954


    Size :

    8 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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