The Nissei Maru was an oil tanker that entered service on July 29, 1975. It was an Ultra Large Crude Carrier (ULCC) and the largest oil tanker in the world when it entered service.
The ship was jointly ordered in 1971 by the Japanese shipping companies Tokyo Tanker KK and Tis Kaiun KK. The Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries shipyard in Kure launched the ship with hull number 2344 on December 20, 1974. After the delivery of the ship to its clients in May 1975, it was temporarily laid up at the shipyard before it began its maiden voyage to the Persian Gulf on July 29, 1975 .
The Nisseki Maru 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 Nissei Maru consumed around 200 tons of fuel a day. Three auxiliary diesels were available for the energy supply.
The ship was managed jointly until 1979 and then completely became the property of Tokyo Tanker KK. It was not until 1999 that the ship was sold to the Panamanian shipping company Malden Shipping and renamed Nissei Maru I for the first time . After being renamed Arctic Blue again in 2000 , the ship arrived in Chittagong on June 5, 2003 for demolition.
In Japan, the ship was featured on a 50 yen postage stamp.
literature
Stewart, IG: The World's Super Ships . 1965-1980. IGS Marine Publishers, Perth 1980.
