Discussion of operation in which whole after end of ship was moved 121 ft 6 in. down building berth to enable midship portion to be inserted; methods adopted and precautions taken to ensure that movement was carefully controlled throughout are described; vessel involved with Myrina, tanker of 191,000 tons dw, originally ordered as 140,000 ton dw tanker for Norwegian owners and subsequently enlarged to present dimensions before being taken over by Deutsche Shell. (27199)
Sliding of large tanker on slipway
Roy Inst Nav Architects, Quart Trans
1969
7 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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