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"Esso Zurich (1)" - Building a 26,000 ton Supertanker - Part -2
The inter arrangement of the ship is indicated in the profile above. Cargo space is set apart, fore and aft, by cofferdams
twin bulkheads wiih air space between. The larger tanks, designated as cargo tanks 1 to 10, run down the center of the
ship. Abreast of them are the smaller port and starboard wing tanks numbered 1 to 10.
General view of the new tanker under construction on the shipway.
Floating derrick used to attach stern frame to hull during the construction of the new tanker.
Workman tightening nuts on bolts betore riveting operations.
Riveter drives a rivet into a riveted lap on the bottom of the ship.
Riveter using an air hammer to rivet steel plates in the hull.
Moving steel plates into position during fabrication of the bow section of the new tanker.
The stern frame section of the new tanker.