History
Name
  • Berge Emperor (1975-1985)
  • Emperor (1985-1986)
OwnerBergesen d.y.
Port of registryStavanger,  Norway
Yard number1004[1]
Launched30 August 1975[1]
Completed1975
Maiden voyage1975
In service1975
Out of service1985
IdentificationIMO number: 7379917
FateScrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan in April 1986.[2]
General characteristics
TypeSupertanker
Tonnage
Length391.83 m (1,285.5 ft)[1]
Beam68.05 m (223.3 ft)[1]
Draught22.788 m (74.76 ft)[1]
Installed power2 × Stal-Laval turbines[1]
Speed15.5 knots (28.7 km/h; 17.8 mph) [1]

The Berge Emperor was a supertanker built in 1975, in Japan, by Mitsui.[1] At 391.83 m (1,285.5 ft) she was one of the world's longest ships.[1]

She was launched on 30 August 1975.[1] The ship was owned by Bergesen d.y. & Co. but was sold to Maastow BV in 1985, and renamed Emperor.[1] The ship was scrapped at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on 30 March 1986.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Berge Emperor 1975". Fleetlist sig. Bergesen DY AS/Bergesen DY ASA. NORSKE SKIP 1900-2012. Retrieved 4 March 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Berge Emperor". Auke Visser´s International Super Tankers. www.aukevisser.nl. Retrieved 4 March 2014.


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