LAUNCHING OF THE BETIRI.—The largest vessel ever to be launched sideways on the Tyne river, the 635-ton motor-tanker Betiri, taking the water at Wallsend, Northumberland, on May 4. The vessel was built by Messrs Clelands (Successors), Ltd., Wallsend, for N.V. Dordtsche Petroleum Maatschappij and will soon go into service in South-east Asian waters. Named after a 4013ft high mountain near the port of Banjuwangi, at the eastern end of Java, the Betiri is 160ft long and is designed for a speed of nine-and-a-half knots. She will carry refined petroleum products between the islands in Indonesia.
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27367, 4 June 1954, Page 6
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95LAUNCHING OF THE BETIRI.—The largest vessel ever to be launched sideways on the Tyne river, the 635-ton motor-tanker Betiri, taking the water at Wallsend, Northumberland, on May 4. The vessel was built by Messrs Clelands (Successors), Ltd., Wallsend, for N.V. Dordtsche Petroleum Maatschappij and will soon go into service in South-east Asian waters. Named after a 4013ft high mountain near the port of Banjuwangi, at the eastern end of Java, the Betiri is 160ft long and is designed for a speed of nine-and-a-half knots. She will carry refined petroleum products between the islands in Indonesia. Press, Volume XC, Issue 27367, 4 June 1954, Page 6
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