S.S. Universe Apollo Class Ships |
S.S. Universe Apollo, the worlds first 100,000 ton oil tanker, built in Kure, Japan by National Bulk Carriers, Kure Shipyards Division. |
Universe Apollo is propelled by geared steam turbines developing 27,500 shaft horsepower with a service speed of about 15.5 knots. She had logitudinal bulkheads dividing her cargo space into four sections. In each of the two center sections there were 16 tanks, 40ft x 40ft, 67 feet deep. There were eight port and starboard wing tanks. With four steam turbing cargo pumps, she could discharge a full cargo in about 30 hours.
Her sister, Universe Daphne, completed in 1960, has similar characteristics. By 1962 with changes in the Rules for Tankers, they were given a deeper load line, and their tonnage was boosted upward near 120,000.
Ship | Hull# | Built | GRT | DWT | Length | Beam | Comments |
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Universe Apollo | 66 | 1958 | 72,132 | 104,520 | 949'9" | 135'5" | First 100,000 ton tanker launched. Laid up Pireaus, Greece 1977. Scrapped Kaohsiung in fall of 1979. |
Universe Daphne | 70 | 1960 | 72,268 | 107,520 | 949'9" | 135'5" | Universe Apollo class tanker. |
S.S. Universe Apollo, ready for launching at the Kure, Japan shipyard operated by National Bulk Carriers. |
Created by A. Davis Whittaker, Jr.
Last updated on 21 February 2005.