WHAT'S NEW IN SHIP CONSTRUCTION--RETROFITTING THE MANHATTAN FOR THE ARCTIC

Gives data on original and renovated features of the Manhattan icebreaker-tanker, citing 18 additions made for arctic testing and briefly describing nine specific projects, such as the bow, ice belt, welded doublers, ice horns, de-icing equipment, etc.

• Corporate Authors:

  Gulf Publishing Company

  Box 2608
  Houston, TX  United States  77001
• Publication Date: 1969-11

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 71-73
• Serial:
  • Ocean Industry
  • Volume: 4
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: Gulf Publishing Company

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bows; Freight transportation; Ice; Icebreakers; Pipeline transportation; Strength of materials; Tankers
• Identifier Terms: Manhattan (Ship)
• Geographic Terms: Arctic Regions
• Old TRIS Terms: Arctic oil transportation; Ice strengthening
• Subject Areas: Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Materials; Pipelines; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00043757
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Arctic Institute of North America
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 27 1973 12:00AM