U-type barge, Gulf Coast No. 1, of all welded construction, 140 by 52 by 11 ft, built at Bethelehem Steel Co Beaumont yard, for Gulf Coast Drilling Co; hull is divided into various compartments forming four ballast tanks and one fresh water tank, 950-bbl capacity; substructure is capable of supporting 250,000 lb per derrick leg, plus regular incidental loads; powered with three Diesel engines with dual fuel connections.
Integrated oil-well drilling barge
Mar Eng Shipg Rev
Marine Engineering and Shipping Review ; 54 , n 5
1949
4 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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