Bulk oil carrier, Bulkpetrol, constructed by Welding Shipyards, Norfolk, Va, for Oceanic Tankships, S.A.; deadweight about 30,000 tons; capacity 285,000 bbl; length oa 630 ft; beam 84 ft; depth 43 ft 9 in.; propelled by single screw driven by General Electric 2-cyl steam turbine with double reduction gears developing max of 17,600 shp; two Foster Wheeler watertube boilers with total heating surface of 23,680 sq ft supply steam at 550 lb working pressure.


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    Title :

    World's largest oil tanker completed


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1948


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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