Monday, 7 November 2016

More liquid fuel tanks at Portsmouth, England built according to the Dutch magazine Marineblad dated 1910-1911 no. 11

An item referred to the magazine Schiffbau reporting that at Portsmouth, England the number of tanks for liquid fuel were increased with another 4 of each 6.000 tons, doubling the available storage. A quay was to be made suitable for the largest ships. Along the quay was a oil pipe planned necessary to pump the oil directly into the bunkers of the ships or vice versa.