Remote control of main turbines and centralized supervision of cargo handling operations are features of 91,000-ton dw tanker built at Belfast yard for Texaco of New York; length oa 854 ft 6 in., breadth molded 125 ft, depth molded 63 ft, draft 47 ft; cargo tanks with capacity of approximately 4,000,000 cu ft (710,500 bbl) are arranged to allow simultaneous carriage of up to four different grades of oil; Pametrada Standard Frame type PSF/D/M3 turbines constructed by shipbuilder develop 24,000 shp at 106 rpm in normal service to allow speed of 16.5 knots, and have full load rating of 27,500 shp at 110 rpm.
Texaco Maracaibo -- Harland and Wolff-built tanker
Shipbldg Shipg Rec
Shipbuilding and Shipping Record ; 105 , n 7
1965
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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