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The Alaska-class oil tanker is a class of VLCC tankers built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego. The tankers are double-hulled as mandated by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and will replace the existing fleet used by BP in the Alaskan area.[1]
 MV Alaskan Frontier
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company |
| Operators | Alaskan Tanker Company |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 3 |
| Laid up | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | VLCC tanker |
| Tonnage | 185,286 dwt |
| Length | 941.6 ft (287.0 m) |
| Beam | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Draft | 61 ft 8 in (18.80 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-Electric, 26,820 bhp (20,000 kW) at 78.9 RPM Twin propellers |
| Speed | 15.8 knots (29.3 km/h; 18.2 mph) at 90% MCR, Full Load |
| Capacity | 1.3 million bbl (210,000 m3) |
| Crew | 21 |
Design edit
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Ships in class edit
Four ships have been completed: Alaskan Frontier, Alaskan Explorer, Alaskan Navigator, and Alaskan Legend.
Derivatives edit
The design was the basis of the Montford Point class of Mobile Landing Platforms for the US Navy.
References edit
- ^ "First Alaska class double-hulled tanker arrives". Alaska Business Monthly. Alaska Business Publishing Company. 1 November 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2011.