⚓ 🧭 🚢 ⛵ ️🔗 All Nation’s merchant ships classes In 1914, just before World War I, global trade depended heavily on merchant shipping. Fleet size was usually measured in gross register tonnage (GRT), the total internal volume of commercial ships. These differs from military tonnage calculated in water displacement, either in short or long … Read more
T2 Tankers US Maritime Commission 1940-45: 533 Built The T2 Tankers: Bedrock of oil supply in WW2 Assembly and Construction of T2 Navy Tankers: Mission Santa nez, Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benicia Solano County, CA Was the allied effort ever in jeopardy because of oil tanker losses in the Atlantic ? Absolutely. Apart old merchant … Read more
Ships that made History In this chapter we will focus on ships which had a significant impact on Naval History, chiefly on propulsion innovations, but not only: Navigation, cargo handling, protection, or just ships associated with particular events or campaigns (like oceanography). Bulk carriers, from John Bowes to Berge Stahl: A Bulk carrier (“bulk carrier”) … Read more
The Bulk Carriers Definition Bulk carriers, also called “bulkers” in their “modern” definition could be quite ancient, applied to all ships and boats that carried unpackaged cargo. This is still the definition today, and bulk carriers makes 15% to 20% of the modern carrier fleets. The modern definition is related to their particular cargo, generally … Read more
