FSO Asia
MT Hellespont Alhambra in U.S. waters on her maiden voyage 16 May 2002, with nearly 440,000 tons of crude oil.
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| Class overview | |
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| Builders: | Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, Okpo-dong, South Korea |
| Built: | 2002–2003 |
| In service: | 2003–present |
| Completed: | 4 |
| Active: | 2 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ultra Large Crude Carrier |
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| Length: | 380 m (1,246 ft 9 in) o/a |
| Beam: | 68 m (223 ft 1 in) |
| Draught: | 24.5 m (80 ft 5 in) |
| Speed: | 16.5 knots (30.6 km/h; 19.0 mph) (laden) |
| Capacity: | 3,166,353 barrels (503,409,900 L) |
The TI class of supertankers are currently the four largest ships in the world (by displacement, deadweight tonnage ≈ cargo mass, and gross tonnage, a formula value based on internal volume, not mass). The class comprises the ships TI Africa, TI Asia, TI Europe and TI Oceania, where the "TI" refers to the VLCC Tanker Pool operator Tankers International L.L.C. The class were the first ULCCs (ultra-large crude carriers) to be built in 25 years.
Compared to the TI Class, the Maersk Triple E class container ships are longer and have a higher cargo volume, including above deck containers. The previous largest ship, the supertanker Seawise Giant, was scrapped in 2010.
All four oil tankers were constructed for shipping company Hellespont by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in Okpo, South Korea in 2002/3. The class was originally named Hellespont Alhambra, Hellespont Fairfax, Hellespont Metropolis and Hellespont Tara. In 2004 the class was jointly purchased.
Euronav NV, a Belgian shipowner, purchased Hellespont Fairfax and Hellespont Tara, renaming them TI Oceania and TI Europe respectively flagged for Belgium.Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) purchased Hellespont Alhambra and Hellespont Metropolis and renamed them TI Asia and TI Africa respectively flagged for Belgium.
Hellespont Fairfax was the subject of The Discovery Channel's television show Superships, episode "Launching a Leviathan—Hellespont Fairfax". Hellespont Metropolis cost $89 million in 2002, requiring 700,000 man-hours of direct labor.
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