ONE OF THE LARGEST TANKERS TO BE BUILT IN BRITAIN, the 85,006-ton Borgsten, steaming slowly from the North Suds yard of the J.L. Thompson Company in Sunderland, Durham, to begin trials on the river Wear. The Borgsten, built for Norwegian shipowners, Fred Olsen and Company, of Oslo, cost about &3.500.000. She is driven by some of the most powerful oil engines built in Britain. The ship will carry 85.000 tons of oil and fuel and will be able to discharge her cargo in 11 hours through four pumps. A feature is the navigational tower, which replaces the conventional bridge.
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Press, Volume CII, Issue 30312, 12 December 1963, Page 11
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99ONE OF THE LARGEST TANKERS TO BE BUILT IN BRITAIN, the 85,006-ton Borgsten, steaming slowly from the North Suds yard of the J.L. Thompson Company in Sunderland, Durham, to begin trials on the river Wear. The Borgsten, built for Norwegian shipowners, Fred Olsen and Company, of Oslo, cost about &3.500.000. She is driven by some of the most powerful oil engines built in Britain. The ship will carry 85.000 tons of oil and fuel and will be able to discharge her cargo in 11 hours through four pumps. A feature is the navigational tower, which replaces the conventional bridge. Press, Volume CII, Issue 30312, 12 December 1963, Page 11
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