 Hellespont Tara (later TI Europe) in the Netherlands on June 24, 2005.
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Okpo-dong, South Korea |
| Built | 2002–2003 |
| In service | 2003–present |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Type | Ultra Large Crude Carrier |
| Tonnage | |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 380 m (1,246 ft 9 in) o/a |
| Beam | 68 m (223 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 24.5 m (80 ft 5 in) |
| Speed | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) (laden) |
| Capacity | 2,800,000 barrels (450,000,000 L) [2] |
The TI class of supertankers comprises the ships TI Africa, TI Asia, TI Europe and TI Oceania (all names as of July 2004), where the "TI" refers to the ULCC tanker pool operator Tankers International. The class were the first ULCCs (ultra-large crude carriers) to be built in 25 years.[3]
By displacement, deadweight tonnage (≈ cargo mass), and gross tonnage (a formula value based on internal volume, not mass), the TI class ships are smaller only than Pioneering Spirit.
Compared to the TI class, the Maersk Triple E class container ships are longer and have a higher cargo volume, including above-deck containers.
The previous largest ship, the supertanker Seawise Giant, was dismantled in 2010.
- ^ "TI Europe". Auke Visser´s International Super Tankers. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "Euronav FSO". Euronav. Archived from the original on 27 June 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
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