THE OIL AND THE ICE. HULL NO. 1679 CONQUERS THE PACK

Four East Coast shipyards were involved in the transformation of the tanker SS Manhattan into the worlds largest icebreaker in seven months. Details are given for the design of the icebreaking bow, hull strengthening, winterization, machinery changes and specialized electronics.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  30 Church Street
  New York, NY  United States  10007
• Publication Date: 1969-11

Media Info

• Pagination: 6 p.
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineering/Log
  • Volume: 74
  • Issue Number: 12
  • Publisher: New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp.
  • ISSN: 0732-5460

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cold weather; Icebreakers; Tankers
• Identifier Terms: Manhattan (Ship)
• Geographic Terms: Arctic Regions
• Old TRIS Terms: Arctic transportation
• Subject Areas: Design; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00005941
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 25 1973 12:00AM