Engineering:List of Esso Atlantic class supertankers
| History | |
|---|---|
 Liberia
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| Name: | Esso Atlantic and Esso Pacific |
| Owner: | Esso Tankers Inc. Liberia |
| Builder: | Hitachi Zosen Corporation Ariake |
| Yard number: | 4484, 4485 |
| Launched: | October 2, 1977, June 13,1977 |
| Completed: | 1977 |
| Fate: | Scrapped August, 2002, September, 2002 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | ULCC |
| Displacement: |
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| Length: | 406.57 m (1,333.89 ft) |
| Beam: | 71.07 m (233.17 ft) |
| Draught: | 25.29 metres (83.0 ft) |
| Depth: | 31.22 m (102.43 ft) |
| Propulsion: | Steam Turbine |
| Speed: | 15.5 knots, 1 Propeller |
| Capacity: | 516,895 DWT after rename |
| Notes: |
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The two ships of the Esso Atlantic class, Esso Atlantic and Esso Pacific, were two of only seven ships to surpass a half million tons deadweight in maritime history.
When plying the sea, the vessels had a fully laden draft of 25.3 m (83 ft),[1] rendering them unable to navigate the English Channel, the Suez Canal or the Panama Canal when loaded to capacity.
Esso Atlantic (1977-1990)
234,626 tons to 247,160 tons, 508,628 DWT
10/02/1977 : Esso Atlantic launched and built
1/2/1983 : Transferred to Bahamian flag, owned by Esso International Shipping Co Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas
16/08/1986 : Laid Up near Ålesund
??/??/1990 : By Esso Eastern Marine Ltd., Bermuda, to Ceres Hellenic Shipping Ent. Ltd., Greece. Renamed Kapetan Giannis
13/06/2002 : from Fujairah Anchorage bound for LOOP Oil Terminal. Sold to Pakistani breakers in 2002.
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Esso Pacific (1977-1990)
234,626 tons to 247,161 tons, 508,628 DWT
13/06/1977 : Esso Pacific launched and built
??/??/1983 : Transferred to Bahamian flag, owned by Esso International Shipping Co Ltd, Nassau, Bahamas
16/08/1986 : Laid Up near Ålesund
??/??/1990 : By Esso Eastern Marine Ltd., Bermuda, to Ceres Hellenic Shipping Ent. Ltd., Greece. Renamed Kapetan Michalis
2002: Broken up in Gadani Beach, Pakistan.[3]
See also
- Orders of magnitude (length)
- List of world's longest ships
- List of tankers
Notes
References
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- Pike, John (11 November 2006). "Knock Nevis / ex-Jahre Viking". Military Systems. globalsecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/jahre-viking.htm.
- Singh, Baljit (11 April 1999). "The World's Biggest Ship". The Tribune (India: The Tribune House). http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jul11/sunday/head3.htm.
- Watt, Nick (4 January 2007). "Skipper Shortage: Supply Not Keeping Pace". Nightline. ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/Story?id=4087781&page=1.
- "Hitachi Zosen Shipyard". http://www.hitachizosen.co.jp/english/.
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