Tina Onassis (ship)
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Tina Onassis |
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| Ship data | ||
| Ship type : | Turbine tanker | |
| Distinguishing signal : | ELIY | |
| IMO number : | 5361693 | |
| Home port: | Monrovia | |
| Ship christening : | July 25, 1953 | |
| Completion: | November 1953 | |
| Builder: | Howaldtswerke Hamburg AG | |
| Shipping company : | Palmas Transportation Co, Monrovia | |
| Technical specifications | ||
| Measurement : | 27,853 GRT ? NRT |
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| Load capacity : | 49,722 t | |
| Length over all: | 236.40 m | |
| Length between perpendiculars: | 220.50 m | |
| Width over everything: | 29.10 m | |
| Side height : | ? m | |
| Max. Draft : | 11.45 m | |
| Propulsion system | ||
| Drive: | 1 × steam turbine | |
| Machine power: | 17500 PSw (? KW ) | |
| Top speed: | 16.5 kn | |
| Max. Daily consumption: | ? t | |
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| Number of crew: | ? | |
| Whereabouts | Canceled from September 3, 1975 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan | |
The Tina Onassis was a turbine tanker of the Onassis Group . The tanker was launched in 1953 under the construction number 885 at the Howaldtswerke Hamburg shipyard (formerly Vulkanwerft ) and was the largest of its time. The Tina Onassis set new standards in shipbuilding at the time.
prehistory
At the beginning of 1951 the Howaldtswerke took part in the tender for a series of large tankers for the shipping company owned by the Greek Aristotle Onassis . Units of 40,000 to 45,000 tdw (loading weight) and a max. Speed of 17 knots (31.484 km / h). When the shipyard received the order, they had no experience with ships of this size, but because of the opportunities they were ready “... to do this pioneering work and to bear the risks that may arise from it”.
Between 1951 and 1952, a total of 19 tankers worth DM 300 million were ordered from several German shipyards. The Olympic Flame was the first to be launched in February 1953 at Howaldtswerke AG, Kiel . With the large orders, it was possible to take out loans, which made the expansion of the shipyards and the repair of war damage possible. Onassis' competitor Stavros Niarchos also ordered ships from Howaldt.
construction
The classification tables had not previously provided for such a large ship, so that a coordination of the classification societies was necessary. The result was the design of a ship 220.5 m long between the perpendiculars and 29.0 m wide between the frames. The draft was 11.45 m and the deadweight 45,000 ts of 1016 kg each.
With these dimensions, the degree of completeness plays an important role in shipbuilding. Completeness always requires a compromise between the opposing requirements for maximum load capacity and maximum speed. A completeness of 0.78 was chosen. Later you find out that it can also be used at higher speeds of well over 17 knots. The Tina Onassis was built according to the Maier shape . The frame shape of the foredeck had a strong V-character, that of the stern had a sack formation on the frame feet.
The shape of the tanker was very elegant and taken from the yacht design. Each crew member had their own cabin and had to wear a uniform.
Launch
The launch was scheduled for July 25, 1953, the Senate had confirmed "Greek weather" for this day by meteorologists. 20,000 Hamburg residents watched the spectacle from the shipyard, another 80,000 from the bank. At 3:53 pm, the then two and a half year old daughter of the shipowner Christina ("Tina") threw the champagne bottle against the bow of the ship. Her 5 year old brother Alexander pressed the button that let the ship slide from the slipway into the water. Further celebrations took place in the evening.
The End
Until the mid-1970s there was particularly strong growth in tanker construction, which made smaller tankers uneconomical. The Tina Onassis arrived on September 3, 1975 at the Yung Tai Steel & Iron Works Company in Kaohsiung , Taiwan , where it was canceled.
Trivia
In an article in the FAZ , Thilo Koch made fun of the fact that the launch of the oil tanker had been postponed from a Friday the thirteenth due to the originally planned "date of disaster". This is a written certificate of triskaidekaphobia in Germany.
attachment
Web links
bibliography
- Martell, Karl: Large tanker Tina Onassis (documentary), North German cultural film Karl Martell 1952–1953
- Mielke, Otto: Anchor booklet No. 47 - Turbine tankers "Tina Onassis" and "Al-Malik Saud Al-Awal" / Onassis - Lord of the Seven Seas Munich 1956
- Ships-People-Fates, Issue No. 112: Turbine Tanker Tina Onassis - The First Supertanker. Publishing house Rudolf Stade, Kiel
- Hamburger Rundbrief; Issue No. 195; Issue 6/2003; 33rd year
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b http://www.miramarshipindex.org.nz/ship/show/127065 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Tina Onassis in Miramar (English) seen June 3, 2009
