U.S.T. Atlantic-class supertanker

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Flag of the United States.svg United States
NameU.S.T. Atlantic class
OwnerU.S. Trust Company of New York
OperatorInterocean Management Inc.
Builder Newport News Shipbuilding [1]
Yard number613,614
LaunchedOctober 1978; August 1979
In service1979
Fate
  • 1994 U.S.T. Atlantic sold and renamed Marine Atlantic (Marine Atlantic Ltd.)
  • Scrapped at Chittagong 06.04.2004.
  • 1994 U.S.T. Pacific sold and renamed Marine Pacific (Marine Atlantic Ltd - LI)
  • 2002renamed Marine Pacific I
  • 2005 converted to oil storage vessel
  • 2007 FSO Cidade de Macae MV15
General characteristics
Class and type ULCC MA design--T11-S-116a
Tonnage
  • 189,417  GT
  • 171,126 NT
  • 404,531  DWT
Displacement
  • 60,160 long tons, light ship
  • 464,691 long tons, full load
Length LOA: 362.14 m (1,188.1 ft); Cidade de Macae 420 m (1,380 ft) LBP: 348.40 meters (1,143.0 ft)
Beam69.49 m (227.99 ft)
Draught22.810 m (74.84 ft)
Depth28.96 m (95.01 ft)
Propulsion General Electric Steam Turbine
Speed15.5 knots

The two ships of the U.S.T. Atlantic class, the U.S.T. Atlantic and U.S.T. Pacific, were the largest ships ever built in the Western Hemisphere.

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Newport News Shipbuilding were the builders, the only American shipbuilders with the facilities for ULCC construction. A third vessel of the class ordered by Zapata Ocean Carriers was canceled. [2]

At full load, the ships drew nearly 75 feet (22.86 m) and were unable to visit any ports in the continental United States, unless lightered or light ship.

History

The tankers were built in 1979 at Newport News Shipbuilding's shipyard in Newport News, Virginia. Each vessel cost approximately 136.4 million USD. [3]

In June 2004, the Marine Atlantic—ex U.S.T. Atlantic—was sold to Indian breakers. After clearing Indian customs, she was intentionally beached in India for ship breaking. [4]

In 2007, the Marine Pacific I—ex U.S.T. Pacific—was extensively rebuilt as an FSO for the Campos Basin and renamed Cidade de Macae. [5]

See also

Notes

  1. http://miramarshipindex.org.nz/ship/show?nameid=315042&shipid=33135 [ dead link ]
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20090707021125/http://shipbuildinghistory.com/history/shipyards/1major/active/newportnews.htm
  3. Tankers Built in the U.S. since WWII Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Marine Pacific
  5. FSO Cidade de Macae MV15 Modec. Retrieved: 24 July 2010.


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