SS Tacito
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- Tacito (1924–63)
- Astranorte (1963–65)
- Cia General de Combustibles (1924–59)
- Trans-Ona srl (1959–63)
- Astramar Cia Argentina de Nav SAC (1963–65)
| History | |
|---|---|
 Argentina | |
| Name |
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| Namesake | Tacitus (1924–63) |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry | Buenos Aires |
| Builder | Northumberland Shipbuilding Company |
| Yard number | 264 |
| Launched | 29 October 1924 |
| Completed | December 1924 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped 1965 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Oil tanker |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 430.0 ft (131.1 m) |
| Beam | 57.0 ft (17.4 m) |
| Draught | 26 ft 1 in (7.95 m) |
| Depth | 33.1 ft (10.1 m) |
| Installed power | 626 NHP |
| Propulsion |
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SS Tacito was an oil tanker that was built in England in 1924 and registered in Argentina. In 1963 she was renamed Astranorte.
The Northumberland Shipbuilding Company built Tacito in Howdon on the north bank of the River Tyne in England, launching her on 28 October 1924[1] and completing her that December. She was 430.0 ft (131.1 m) long, had a beam of 57.0 ft (17.4 m) and draught of 26 ft 1 in (7.95 m). Her tonnages were 8,331 GRT and 4,749 NRT.[2]
Tacito had 12 corrugated furnaces that heated three boilers with a combined heating surface of 9,672 square feet (899 m2). They supplied steam at 180 lbf/in2 to a triple expansion engine built by the Wallsend Slipway Co Ltd. Between them the engines developed a total of 626 NHP and propelled her by a single screw.[2]