Built for William Doxford and Sons (Engineers) Ltd, by Joseph L.Thompson and Sons, both member companies of Doxford and Sunderland Shipbuilding and Engineering Group, 65,450-ton dw tanker has entered service of charterers, Shell Tankers Ltd; length oa 799 ft 7 in., breadth molded 110 ft, depth molded 56 ft 6 in., draft (summer) 41 ft 4 in.; capacity of cargo tanks 2,964,520 cu ft; normal service rating of 9-cyl engine is 16,000 bhp at 108 rpm and continuous service rating 20,280 bhp at 115 rpm.


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    Title :

    North sands -- Prototype doxford J engine powers 65,000-ton d.w. tanker


    Additional title:

    Shipbldg Shipg Rec


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    6 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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