S.S. Petro Sea Type Ships |
S.S. Edward L. Steiniger, last of three large tankers built by National Bulk Carriers, Kure Shipyards Division. |
This was a series of tankers, built in the late 1950s.
Ship | Hull# | Built | GRT | DWT | Length | Beam | Comments |
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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.