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  • USS Oklahoma, the name of a U.S. Navy ship and a submarine SS Oklahoma (1908), tank steamer owned by the Gulf Refining Company, sunk in 1914. University of Oklahoma...
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    Oil tanker (redirect from Oil tanking)
    on England's River Tyne. These were followed in 1873 by the first oil-tank steamer, Vaderland (Fatherland), which was built by Palmers Shipbuilding and...
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    powerful than their vertical valet steamers counterparts. Most handheld steamers can be used by first filling the water tank, turning the appliance on and...
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  • first commercial vessel constructed with the Isherwood system, the oil-tank steamer Paul Paix, of some 6,600 tons deadweight in 1908, was scrutinized by...
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    Combi steamers (also called combi-steamers, hot-air steamers, combination steam-convection ovens, or simply combi ovens) are combination ovens that expand...
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    tankers of the same design: the Buddha and the Nordenskjöld. The first tank steamer of the United States was built after drawings and calculations of Nobel...
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  •  10. "Tank Steamer Cuts Barge in Twain". Pensacola News Journal. 6 January 1911. p. 2. Retrieved 25 May 2019 – via Newspapers.com. "Tank Steamer Cuts Barge...
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    The history of the tank includes all vehicles intended to advance under enemy fire while remaining protected. The principle of armored warfare can be compared...
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    A steamship, often referred to as a steamer, is a type of steam-powered vessel, typically ocean-faring and seaworthy, that is propelled by one or more...
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  • William Denny & Son. The first ship it built under this name was the paddle steamer Superb. From 1845 the company became Denny Brothers (this being William...
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    Landing Ship, Tank (LST), or tank landing ship, is the naval designation for ships first developed during World War II (1939–1945) to support amphibious...
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    The landing craft, tank (LCT) (or tank landing craft, TLC) was an amphibious assault craft for landing tanks on beachheads. They were initially developed...
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    were built in 1863 on England's River Tyne. The first ocean-going oil-tank steamer, the Vaderland, was designed and built by Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron...
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    after water had been added to or taken away from a counterbalance tank. Steamer excursions added to the companies revenue, with new seasonal trips to...
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  • Company, owned by Sir Marcus Samuel. After unloading her cargo into tanks, the steamer sailed back to Port Arthur on 1 July reaching it on 21 July. There...
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    supplying the petroleum and was in command of the immense fleets of oil tank steamers operated by the Anglo-American Oil Company and other organizations,...
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  • again to 5 cents. Additionally, Laurier removed restrictions on tank cars and tank steamers, allowing foreign companies to bulk ship oil into Canada by rail...
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    the British shipping company White Star Line's fleet, which comprised 29 steamers and tenders in 1912. The three ships had their genesis in a discussion...
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  • "The Adventures of a Landlubber on the Ill-fated Last Voyage of the Oil Tank Steamer ZAMBORA" (A Tod Moran Mystery) Night Boat (1942) - A collection of Tod...
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    and Nederlandsch-Indische Tankstoomboot-Maatschappij (Dutch-Indies Tank Steamers) were prepared to pay half the foundation costs, and the remaining 350...
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