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Batillus-class supertanker
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The Batillus-class supertankers were a class of supertanker ships built in France in the late 1970s, with four ships of this class built between 1976 and 1979. Three of the ships were scrapped after less than ten years of oil transport service each, with the fourth one scrapped in 2003.
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![]() The oil tanker Batillus at the end of her construction in Saint-Nazaire, being fueled. | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Batillus class |
Operators | ![]() |
In service | 1976–2003 |
Completed | 4 |
Retired | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Supertanker |
Tonnage | |
Displacement |
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Length | LOA: 414.22 m (1,359.0 ft) LBP: 401.10 m (1,315.9 ft) |
Beam | 63.01 m (206.7 ft) |
Draft | 28.5 m (94 ft) |
Depth | 35.92 m (117.8 ft) |
Installed power | 64,800 bhp (48.3 MW) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 16 kn (30 km/h; 18 mph) |
Notes | [2][3] |
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All four tankers were built in the Bassin C dock of the Chantiers de l'Atlantique shipyards at Saint Nazaire, France.