Alaska-class oil tanker
Class of VLCC tankers
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The Alaska-class oil tanker is a class of VLCC tankers built by National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego. The tankers are double-hulled as mandated by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, and will replace the existing fleet used by BP in the Alaskan area.[1]
 MV Alaskan Frontier | |
| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | National Steel and Shipbuilding Company |
| Operators | [Tanker Company ] |
| Completed | 4 |
| Active | 4 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | VLCC tanker |
| Tonnage | 185,286 DWT |
| Length | 941.6 ft (287.0 m) |
| Beam | 164 ft (50 m) |
| Draft | 61 ft 8 in (18.80 m) |
| Propulsion | Diesel-Electric, 26,820 bhp (20,000 kW) at 78.9 RPM, Twin propellers |
| Speed | 15.8 knots (29.3 km/h; 18.2 mph) at 90% MCR, Full Load |
| Capacity | 1.3×106 bbl (210,000 m3) |
| Crew | 21 |
Design
Ships in class
Four ships have been completed: Alaskan Frontier, Alaskan Explorer, Alaskan Navigator, and Alaskan Legend.
Derivatives
The design was the basis of the Montford Point class of Mobile Landing Platforms for the US Navy.