Hull and superstructure of 470 cu ft capacity German tanker " Alumina", are made entirely of aluminum; craft is for petroleum and oil transport on Rhine, where low draft is advantage; corrugated central bulkhead construction used is same weight as conventional design; body was prefabricated; tanker's payload increased by 130 tons as compared with similar mild steel construction; other advantages of aluminum.
Aluminium tanker for inland waterways
Light Metals
Light Metals ; 23 , n 265
1960
2 pages
Article (Journal)
English
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