Cargo ship : VLCC oil tanker General Dynamics NASSCO
185000 DWT

Designed for maximum flexibility in the transport of crude oil from Valdez, Alaska, to oil refineries located on the U.S. West Coast.

Propulsion Plant
- Twin-screw diesel-electric with total propulsive power of 20.0MW
- Main engines: 4 (each) MAN B&W 6L48/60, 6.3MW, medium speed diesels giving a total installed power of 25.2 MW at 512 rpm
- The diesel engines are designed to operate continuously on either Marine Diesel Oil, ISO 8217 Grade DMC, or Heavy Fuel Oil, ISO 8217 Grade RMH55 (700 cSt @ 50C)
- The electric propulsion plant is an Alstom 6.6 kV system; each motor is synchronous, variable speed, reversible, brushless, double-wound and rated at 10.0MW at 85 rpm
- Synchroconverters to facilitate starting and speed control of main propulsion motors

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