SUBMARINE TANKER OF THE FUTURE.—Tests are being carried out in Britain to determine the feasibility of building a submarine tanker. This is an artist’s conception of a streamlined nuclear-powered submarine compared with a conventional surface tanker. The original tests were carried out by Saunders-Roe, Ltd., in an experimental tanks at East Cowes, Isle of Wight. Tests are being made in hull design, economic speeds at various depths, comparisons with surface vessels, and methods of. handling and balancing a submarine tanker.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28671, 22 August 1958, Page 11
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80SUBMARINE TANKER OF THE FUTURE.—Tests are being carried out in Britain to determine the feasibility of building a submarine tanker. This is an artist’s conception of a streamlined nuclear-powered submarine compared with a conventional surface tanker. The original tests were carried out by Saunders-Roe, Ltd., in an experimental tanks at East Cowes, Isle of Wight. Tests are being made in hull design, economic speeds at various depths, comparisons with surface vessels, and methods of. handling and balancing a submarine tanker. Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28671, 22 August 1958, Page 11
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