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A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a ship designed to transport or store liquids or gases in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker (or petroleum tanker), the chemical tanker, cargo ships, and a gas carrier. Tankers also carry commodities such as vegetable oils, molasses and wine.
The T2-SE-A2 Escambias subclass had more powerful engines and were markedly faster than the -A1s. 30 of these oilers were ordered, but three of them were canceled before their completion; two others were converted into water distillation ships (AW) and one into a water tanker. One of these oilers sank in 1947, and a second in Military Sealift ...
Type 646 water tanker (AWT) is a type of naval auxiliary ship currently in service with the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). [1] Type 646 series ships in PLAN service are designated by a combination of two Chinese characters followed by three-digit number.
List of Tankers Vessel Name Operator IMO Number Ship Type Country DWT Year; ALICE [1] 9709087 Crude Oil Tanker Belgium: 299982 2016 ANTONIS I.ANGELICOUS [2] 9930777 Crude Oil Tanker Greece: 165054 2023 DALIAN [3] 9595228 Crude Oil Tanker United States: 299981 2013 DELTA AIGAIGON [4] 9516923 Crude Oil Tanker United States: 319725 2014 DELTA ...
Eagle S is a crude oil and oil products tanker with a deadweight tonnage of 74,035 tonnes (72,866 long tons) and 12 cargo tanks that have a combined volumetric capacity of 81,320 cubic metres (511,500 bbl) at 98% filling. The ship is 228.6 metres (750 ft 0 in) long, 32.3 metres (106 ft 0 in) wide, and has a displacement of 89,381 tonnes (87,969 ...
The ship was renamed Happy Giant, in line with Norman International’s tradition of naming tankers with the prefix «Happy» and bulkers with the prefix «Norman». [4] She re-entered service in October 1991. [19] Jørgen Jahre bought the tanker in 1991 for US$39 million and renamed her Jahre Viking.
USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) is a United States Navy fleet replenishment oiler and the lead ship of her class.Her mission is to resupply U.S. Navy and allied ships at sea with fuel oil, jet fuel, lubricating oil, potable water, and dry and refrigerated goods, including food and mail.
The second Chinese character is Shui (水), meaning water in Chinese, because these ships are classified as water tankers. The first Chinese character denotes which fleet the ship is service with, with East (Dong, 东) for East Sea Fleet, North (Bei, 北) for North Sea Fleet, and South (Nan, 南) for South Sea Fleet. However, the pennant ...