To reduce structural maintenance, and steel weight, basic superstructure has been restricted to two decks with operational section and machinery uptakes housed in tower, with foreshortened wings, in place of conventional bridge structure; 94, 135 ton dw tanker was built for Fred Olsen by Mitsui Shipbuilding Co; length oa 847 ft, breadth molded 128 ft, depth molded 62 ft 9 in., draft 46 ft 6 in., capacity of oil cargo tanks 3,575,299 cu ft; 10-cyl Mitsui-B and W diesel engine has maximum cruising rating of 2300 bhp at 114 rpm.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Borgila -- Automated tanker with unusual bridge structure


    Additional title:

    Ship-bldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1966


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


    COASTAL TANKER BRIDGE DESIGN

    Everard, W. D. / Nautical Institute | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1997




    Humboldt -- Automated LPG tanker

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1968


    Case for bridge aft tanker

    Engineering Index Backfile | 1961