The ship was an Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC) and was ordered in the early 1970s by Ravi Tikko, head of the London shipping company Globtik Tankers. The keel of the ship with hull number K2239 was laid on April 3, 1972 at the Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries shipyard in Kure, on October 14, 1972 the Globtik Tokyo was launched and delivered to its client in February 1973. The maiden voyage to the Persian Gulf marked the beginning of a 20-year charter for the Japanese shipping company Tokyo Tankers. The sister ship Globtik London , which was delivered in October 1973 , later started a long-term charter for Tokyo Tankers. The third sister ship of the type, the Nissei Maru , was built in 1974/75 directly for Tokyo Tankers.
The Globtik Tokyo had an aft propulsion system and an aft bridge house. The silhouette of the tanker was determined by two slender chimneys arranged side by side behind the deckhouse. The drive consisted of a 45,000 hp steam turbine manufactured by the shipyard , which acted on a single fixed propeller via a gearbox. At 90% continuous power, the Globtik Tokyo consumed around 200 tons of fuel a day. An inert gas system treated the exhaust gases from the drive turbine, which were used for the explosion-proof filling of the tanks. Three auxiliary diesels were available for the energy supply.
Globtik Tokyo and Globtik London were managed by Globtik Tankers until 1979 and were then sold to Japan and operated under the Liberian flag. As early as 1985 and 1986, the two Globtik ships were sold to abandoners in Korea and Tawan. The Globtik London ended her final journey on 25 November 1985 Great Honor Steel & Iron in Kaohsiung, the Globtik Tokyo met on 20 February 1986 demolition at Hyundai in Ulsan one.
literature
“Globtik Tokyo” - Currently the largest tanker in the world . In: Hansa - central body for shipping, shipbuilding, port . Vol. 110, No.July 11 , 1973, p.1058-1060 .
Günter Hähnel: International ship types: Turbine tanker “Globtik Tokyo” (England) . In: Yearbook of shipping . 1974, p.98 .
Stewart, IG: The World's Super Ships . 1965-1980. IGS Marine Publishers, Perth 1980.
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