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 Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 77 n 936 Nov 1954 p 430-7)
Largest tees-built tanker
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 84 , n 26
1954
3 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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