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Mitsubishi Nagasaki Yard

Delivers Mammoth Tanker

To World-Wide (Shipping) Ltd.

S. Suenaga, general manager of the Nagasaki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., watches as Mrs.

Wataru Tajitsu, wife of the chairman of Mitsubishi Bank

Ltd., cuts the tape as sponsor of the World Mitsubishi.

World-Wide (Shipping) Ltd., Hong Kong- based shipping enterprise headed by Y.K. Pao, recently accepted delivery of the mammoth tanker World Mitsubishi, built at the Naga- saki shipyard of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,

Ltd., Japan.

This newest addition to the World-Wide fleet was sponsored by Mrs. Wataru Tajitsu, wife of the chairman of Mitsubishi Bank Ltd.,

Japan.

The 233,200-dwt World Mitsubishi has an overall length of 1,053 feet, a molded beam of 171 feet 11 inches, and a molded depth of 84 feet 3-^4 inches.

Classified Tanker Deep Sea by Bureau Veri- tas, the new mammoth tanker is powered by a

Mitsubishi Westinghouse, impulse, two-cyl- inder cross compound marine, steam turbine with locked train type, double reduction gear; maximum continuous and normal service rating 34,000 ps x 90 rpm, delivering a service speed of 15.8 knots.

The vessel will carry Grade B petroleum.

The seven-story living quarters give good forward visibility from the wheelhouse. Gas detecting and alarm systems are provided in the accommodation spaces. Higher tensile steel has been used for the longitudinal members of the deck and bottom, resulting in a larger car- go deadweight.

Three powerful steam turbine-driven cargo oil pumps are capable of discharging 13,500 tons of oil per hour, and one water ballast pump with a capacity of 3,000 tons of water per hour. Cargo control system has been pro- vided for the purpose of centralized control of cargo oil and water ballast handling. The cargo vent system and the three 600 mm di- ameter cargo mains are designed to deal with the full cargo in 17 hours. One of the main problems confronting operation of modern tankers is tank cleaning. This vessel is equip- ped with a closed cycle tank cleaning system capable of driving 10 portable-type tank clean- ing machines simultaneously. A firemain sys- tem is provided, having branch lines and hose

Classed by Bureau Veritas, the World Mitsubishi has a service speed of 15.8 knots. couplings capable of supplying two jets of wa- ter simultaneously in any accessible part of the vessel, and a foam fire extinguishing sys- tem is provided for the engine room, main pump room, and deck surface in way of cargo oil tanks.

The ship's complement is 50 officers, petty officers and ratings, and the accommodation is in accordance with the World-Wide Group's high standard. The senior officers have hand- somely furnished suites; the crew are accom- modated in single and double cabins, and there is a well-equipped hospiiaL

The spacious navigating bridge is well equipped with all the latest navigation aids.

There are two long-range 12-inch display ra- dar units, and other equipment includes a gyro- compass, steering control, electromagnetic log, echo sounder, radio direction finder and weath- er facsimile. A full range of radio equipment is fitted.

Three Steamship Companies

To Operate Joint Service

Under Euro-Pacific Flag

Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg, CTG (French

Line), Paris, and Holland-America Line., Rot- terdam, have announced their intention, sub- ject to Federal Maritime Commission ap- proval, to operate a joint service to and from the United States and the Canadian Pacific

Coast under the name of Euro-Pacific. This joint service will operate with 18 fast semi- container vessels.

The head office of the Euro-Pacific Line will be in Hamburg, with an extensive agency organization throughout Europe, the United

States, and Canada. General agents for the service in the U.S. and Canada will be Balfour

Guthrie and Co. Limited, which is headquar- tered in San Francisco.

For the finest in complete shipbuilding and ship repair facilities

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Two privately owned graving docks up to 90,000 DWT capacity

Ten city owned drydocks also available 24 hour pierside service 5 complete new machine shops

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