MV Methane Princess
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| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Methane Princess |
| Owner: | Shell Tankers U.K., Conch Methane |
| Operator: | British Gas |
| Builder: | Vickers |
| Launched: | 1964 |
| Out of service: | 1997 |
| Fate: | scrapped |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | LNG carrier |
| Length: | 621 ft (189 m) |
| Beam: | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Installed power: | 13750 shp |
| Propulsion: | Steam |
| Speed: | 17.5 knots |
| Capacity: | 1,220,000 cu ft (34,500 m³) Methane |
MV Methane Princess was the first LNG carrier taken into service (1964). The ship was built at Vickers shipyard, Barrow-in-Furness, for British Gas. Her sister vessel is Methane Progress.
The containment system was Conch type with a total of nine tanks.
The ship was scrapped in 1998.
External links
- Photo of the Methane Princess
- http://www.helderline.nl/tankers/372/Methane+Princess/
- http://www.chesterahoy.com/SHIPS/bd.htm
- http://www.tonyholt.net/mprincess.htm
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