Alaska-class oil tanker

MV Alaskan Frontier
Class overview
Builders	National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
Operators	Alaskan Tanker Company
Completed	4
Active	4
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	1.3×10^6  bbl (210,000  m3)
Crew	21

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]

Ships in class

Four ships have been completed: Alaskan Frontier, Alaskan Explorer, Alaskan Navigator, and Alaskan Legend.

Derivatives

The design was the basis of the Montford Point class of Mobile Landing Platforms for the US Navy.

References

1. "First Alaska class double-hulled tanker arrives". Alaska Business Monthly. Alaska Business Publishing Company. November 1, 2004. Retrieved January 13, 2011.