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ENGINEERING PAGE BRITAIN'S FIRST TANKER

The launching on Tuesday by Princess Margaret of sis Velutina, 28,000 tons, will mark a new departure in Bri- tish tanker construction for, in addition to being the largest. vessel to join the Shell Fleet, she will also be the largest tanker ever to be built in the UK.

Vessels of 30,000 tons d.w. however, have been built in the U.S.

The Velutina is 643 ft. long, 0 ft. ins. beam and 45 ft. deep. She will be powered by geared {urbines operating through a single screw and a high rate of discharge will per- mit a rapid turn-round at port,

Her principal role will be to carry crude oil from the Middle East to Shell's new retineries now under construction at Shell Hlaven and Stonlow in the UK and, with an average speed of 16 knots and cargo capacity of 26,000 tons, she will be able to make about eight round trips a year from the Persian Gulf, bringing art annual Lotal of 200,000 tons of erude to Britain.

As a navigational aid the ves- rel is to be Atted with radar."

The Veluting is 00 per cent welded and one of the most high- ly-welded alps ever to be con- structed in the UK. An interest- ing feature is that, before paint- ing, the vessel is to be fama cleaned-a

or preparing fron and steel surfaces for paint- lng by Intimately "scrubbing" the entire surface with high-

lur by

method

velocity, high-temperature oxy- acetylene flames.

The removal of all foreign material and contaminants pro- duces a print cont which has ! superior corrosion resistance and an extremely tight bond.

Crow accommodation

Crew accommodation will be of

the high standard found on all inodern Shell tankers. As well

The ata, Velutina, which Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret faunched on Thúraday seen nearing completion at Wallsend-on-Tyne, Newcastle. This vessel, of 28,000 tons deadwaight, will be the largest yet to be built in Britain. It is the first of four similar tankers ordered and under construction for the Shell fleet. Picture shows a view of the forward well deck, taken from the bridge of the Velutina during construction-showing forward pump room en- trance and forecastle deck. The crane on left is transporting an evaporator while right-hand crane carries a piece of deck, house,Sheli Photo,

A revolutionary method

of protection from rust

Porhaps the major cause of wastage of material,

and labour in the Far East is corrosion brought about by moisture in the air.

"3 a separate cabin for cach A familiar example is rusting of iron and steel.

member of the crew, there wil

be bright and roomy iness and recreation rooms and a library. Tubular furniture will be used, with oak settees and curd tables. Varlety is to be the key-nete of the

colour scheme with the crew's cabins painted green, the meas room blue, the recreational room red and the alley ways white. Mechanical ventilation will ensure pure air below decks.

This is caused by a chemical reaction of the metal surface with water vapour and oxygen in the surrounding atmosphere.

Both water vapour and oxy- gen must be present at the same time for this chemical reaction to occur.

In a "Cocoan"

In "cocooning", the article is

surrounded completely

by snooth plastic on a foundation of webbing. Incorporation of Shell VPI 200 in the plastic solution

corrosion prevents from the enclosed sir and moisture.

[prevents corrosion even when Shell VPI 200 in its short life both moisture and oxygen are bas already established itself in present. It also stops further many lines and, in particular, in deterforation If rusting has its appilcation to aircraft. Thus

a leading U.S. Airline now uses) already started.

Shell VPI 200 in all its Pratt & Whitney engines held as spares Direct contact of the VII with the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Co. anti-rust protection has depend- the metal is not required. In can, fleet. fur which the Velutina ised upon preventing moisture from in fact, be applied in four distinct being built, the vessel will bo contacting the metal by nained after a sea-shell, Velutina;

It is impracticable to exclude In the past,

In accordance with tradition in oxygen. Therefore,

means ways:-

is one at the smaller genera of oil and grease coatings, hot-

of dip plastic coverings, etc." sea-shells found on the shores) of North America, Europe and Greenland.

Intensive research work by Shell chemists hus now. produced what they call a "vapour phase "Shell

Swan Hunter at Wallsend inhibitor (Trademark:

VPI 260"). This consiste of a The Velutina has been con- white, taic-like powder which structed by Swan Hunter and slowly vapourises, the vapour Wigham Richardson Ltd. at their forming a protective atmosphere Wallsend yard, near Newcastle- of its own. It is unfque in that it on-Tyne, It is interesting to note that Wallsend is so named be- cause It marked the end of the great wall of

which Shell of another 20,000 ton tanker Hadrian built and garrisoned by Homanul the same speclications. Jegions 2,000 years ogo, once Many famous ships have come stretched imposingly from the from the yards of these buildings. Solway to the Tyne.

The berth whore the Volutina is Swan Hunter have been build- being built saw the launching in ing tankers for Shell since 1903 1906 of the original Mauretania, and the completion of the Velu- the immortal vessel which held tina will bring the total delivered the Blue Riband of the Atlantic up to 30 vessels of 444,000 tons. crossing for 22 years.

and In engines being returned to base for repair or overhaul.

The British Ministry of Supply! are planning tests on about a 100 1. As a powder

RAF engines and on a similar Shell VPI 200 is simply number of Fleet Air Arm engines dusted on or into the article] in order to get results capable to be protected. Alterna of statistical analysis. tively it can be suspended!

In small muslin bags eni Considerable interest is also the article. In both cases being shown by various British some form of wrapping or, engine firms in the use of Shell container la necessary, gro- VPI 260 for protection of engines viding an enclosed space prepared for storage or for ship- around the article.

2. in a Balution

a

ment overseas.

In

two leading Hong Kong Shell VPI 260 is solubic in aircraft maintenance firms have water and alcohols. It can, Shell VPI 260 and their supplies already placed, Initial orders for therefore, be applied as a dipping or spraying solution UK. The APC tell us they expect from the are now on the way In order to protect finished their new product will go down goods or articles in the) here in a

big way.

course of manufacture.

On treated paper or board

The article to be protected

is merely wrapped in paper

IRONSTONE MINING

impregnated with VPI or It is estimated that Rutland, enclosed in a box made of England's smallest county, where VPI treated board. By this comprehensive programme for means the VPI becomes the mining of ironstone is being part

to have of the packaging implemented, is kely material from which, it very one-fifth or even one-quarter

the slowly evaporates into the its total area devoted to

enclosed space.

mining of fron oro during next decade,

Among these were ss. Eburna The same berih was also used (1913), first merchant vessel to for building the aircraft carrier pass through the Panama Canal Albion and the Dominion Mon from the Pacific to the Atlantic arch. In the adjoining berth: and tes Hyalina (1948), the pre- were built the battleship Anson sent flag-ship of the Angio- and the aircraft carriers Levia- Saxon Flect. The company isthan and Vengeance. shortly to begin construction for The Singapore floating dock

was also bulit in these yards. 1990s | was launched in three sections

and, when assembled, provided: Effective protection' can, in this | the British Navy with docking form, be extended over MIDAY facilities capable of handling the years, even under severo climate lurgest ships in existence.

conditions.

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