Methods and equipment used in increasing carrying capacity of tanker, Poling Bros No 2, from 6000 bbl to 10,000 bbl; this involved cutting barge in two and adding 42.6-ft mid-section between two halves; with addition of new section, length of vessel was increased from 175 ft to 217.6 ft and weight increased from 576 to 756 gross tons; 12 cargo tanks have about 38,000 gal oil cargo capacity each; powered by Buchi Supercharged 8-cyl Enterprise Diesel developing 700 hp at 350 rpm.


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    Title :

    Todd lengthens tanker


    Additional title:

    Motorship


    Published in:

    Motorship ; 33 , n 10


    Publication date :

    1948


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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