S.S. Petro Sea Type Ships

S.S. Edward L. Steiniger, last of three large tankers built by National Bulk Carriers, Kure Shipyards Division.

The S.S. Petro Sea Type Ships

This was a series of tankers, built in the late 1950s.

Ship	Hull#	Built	GRT	DWT	Length	Beam	Comments
Petro Sea	61	1956	26,035	43,927	712'3"	97'3"	New class of large tankers.
Petrolene	62	1957	26,035	43,845	712'3"	97'4"	Renamed Commonwealth 1964, renamed Petro Pan 1970.
Edward L. Steiniger	69	1958	26,216	43,805	712'3"	97'4"	Another like Petro Sea (hull #61).

S.S. Petrolene, second in this series of ships, shown as Petro-Pan in Boston, 1976. ( Photo by V. H. Young and L. A. Sawyer)

Created by A. Davis Whittaker, Jr.
Last updated on 20 February 2005.