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.


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    Title :

    Aluminium tanker for inland waterways


    Additional title:

    Light Metals


    Published in:

    Light Metals ; 23 , n 265


    Publication date :

    1960


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English


    Keywords :


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