HELLESPONT FAIRFAX

The '''Hellespont Fairfax''' is one of the four largest double-hulled supertankers in the world.^[1] The oil tanker was constructed by shipping company Hellespont in South Korea's Daewoo yard in 2002.
The ''Hellespont Fairfax'' was bought in 2004 by the Overseas Shipping Group and renamed the ''TI Oceania''. The three sister ships, ''Hellespont Tara, Hellespont Alhambra and Hellespont Metropolis'', are now owned by Euronav NV, a Belgian shipowner, and have been renamed TI Asia and TI Europe. The four tankers are notable for being built to a high specification. For example, their relatively high service speed (16.5 knots laden, 17.5 knots in ballast) increases their earning capacity and provides charterers with greater operational flexibility. The steel scantlings are greater than the class minimum. Efforts are also made to extend the life of coatings in the ballast tanks. This is helped by the double-scrubbing system supplying drier inert gas to the ballast tanks, and also by the white hull reflecting the sun’s energy. Keeping down the cargo temperatures also minimizes hydrocarbon emissions .
The ''Hellespont Fairfax'' was the subject of an episode of The Science Channel's television show ''Superships'', entitled "Launching a Leviathan—Hellespont Fairfax".
Statistics:

★ Year Built: 2002

★ Type: ULCC (Ultra-large crude carrier)

★ Gross: 234,006

★ Net: 162,477

★ Dwt: 441,585

★ Length: 380 m (1,245 feet)

★ Breadth: 68 m (223 feet)

★ Depth: 34 m (112 feet)

★ Draught: 24.5 m (80 feet)

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1. A single hulled supertanker, the Knock Nevis, with a DWT of 564,763 tonnes, is the largest ship ever built, but it has been permanently moored

External links

★ Auke Visser´s International Super Tankers—information page on the ''Hellespont Fairfax''.

★ ship-photos.de: Categorized ship photos including photos of Hellespont Fairfax's Sisterships

★ Hellespont homepage