Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding Corp for Texas Petroleum Co, 7800 dwt tanker, designed for taking crude oil out of Lake Maracaibo, has length oa 402 ft 6 in., breadth 62 ft 6 in., depth 21 ft, draft 17 ft 7 1/2 in., and speed 12 knots; powered by two Skinner unaflow steam engines, each developing 1400 hp at 130 rpm.


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    Title :

    Shallow-draft tanker Raban


    Additional title:

    Mar Eng Shipg Rev



    Publication date :

    1952


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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