FIRST U.S.-BUILT EL PASO LNG SHIP DELIVERED BY NEWPORT NEWS

The El Paso Southern is a tanker which has an overall length of 848.5 ft, a beam of 135 ft, a gross tonnage of 58,800, a capacity of 126,020 cubic meters and a service speed of 18.5 knots. Centralized control of the propulsion system is maintained from the engine room. Cargo handling and monitoring occurs in a cargo control room. Overall command and navigational control is centered in the wheel house.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  P.O. Box 530
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1978-10

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 29-33
• Serial:
  • Marine Engineering/Log
  • Volume: 83
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: New York: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corp.
  • ISSN: 0732-5460

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cargo handling; Chemical tankers; Control; Design; Electric power plants; Liquefied gases; Liquefied natural gas; Monitoring; Ships; Tankers; Vehicle design
• Uncontrolled Terms: Ship design
• Old TRIS Terms: Cargo monitoring; Power plant control; Power plant monitoring
• Subject Areas: Design; Freight Transportation; Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00194945
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 31 1979 12:00AM