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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bellamya > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bellamya.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellamya > Source revision: 1327188347 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|1976 ship}} {{for|the gastropod of [Viviparidae](/source/Viviparidae) family|Bellamya (gastropod)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox ship | display_title = ital |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = Bellamya supertanker.jpg | image_caption = The supertanker ''Bellamya'' }} |section2={{Infobox ship/career | name = ''Bellamya'' | owner = [Societe Maritime Shell](/source/Societe_Maritime_Shell), France | operator = | registry = {{flagicon|France}} [Fos-sur-Mer](/source/Fos-sur-Mer) | route = | ordered = | builder = [Chantiers de l'Atlantique](/source/Chantiers_de_l'Atlantique), [Saint-Nazaire](/source/Saint-Nazaire), France | original_cost = | yard_number = X 25{{Cite web |title=Bellamya |url=http://www.helderline.nl/tanker/263/bellamya/ |publisher=helderline.nl}} | way_number = | laid_down = 1975 | launched = 20 October 1976 | completed = 1976 | christened = | acquired = | maiden_voyage = 1976 | in_service = 1976 | out_of_service = 1984 | fate = Scrapped at [Ulsan](/source/Ulsan), [South Korea](/source/South_Korea), in 1986. | notes = | identification = *[Call sign](/source/Maritime_call_sign) FNWL{{Cite web |title=Bellamya |url=http://www.aukevisser.nl/supertankers/id42.htm |publisher=Auke Visser's International Super Tankers}} *{{IMO Number|7360100}} }} |section3={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = {{sclass|Batillus|supertanker}} | tonnage = *{{DWT|553662}}{{Cite web |title=Tanker ss. Bellamya |url=http://www.shipsandharbours.com/picture/number628.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055902/http://www.shipsandharbours.com/picture/number628.asp |archive-date=16 July 2011 |access-date=16 February 2010 |publisher=shipsandharbours.com}} *274,276 [GT ITC](/source/Gross_tonnage)The Tanker Register 1978 page 63 ISSN 0305-179X *{{NetT|225473}} | displacement = {{cvt|630962|MT|LT|lk=on}} | length = {{cvt|414.22|m|ftin}} | beam = {{cvt|63.01|m|ftin}} | height = | draught = | draft = {{cvt|28.50|m|ftin}} | depth = | decks = | deck_clearance = | ramps = | ice_class = | sail_plan = | power = {{cvt|64,800|hp|order=flip}}{{Cite web |title=LOS BUQUES MAS GRANDES |url=http://www.histarmar.com.ar/InfGral/ULCC/VLCCs-1.htm |publisher=HISTARMAR}} | propulsion = *4 × Stal-Laval{{Cite web |title=Les pétroliers de 550.000 tonnes |url=http://www.marine-marchande.net/Reportages/500.000/500000.htm |publisher=Marine Marchande}} single reduced [steam turbine](/source/steam_turbine) engines *2 × propellers | speed = {{convert|16|kn}} | capacity = | crew = | notes = }} }} '''''Bellamya''''' was a [supertanker](/source/supertanker), built in 1976 by [Chantiers de l'Atlantique](/source/Chantiers_de_l'Atlantique) at [Saint-Nazaire](/source/Saint-Nazaire) for the French branch of [Shell Oil](/source/Shell_Oil). She was the second {{sclass|Batillus|supertanker|2}}. ''Bellamya'', together with her sister ships {{ship||Batillus}}, {{ship||Pierre Guillaumat|supertanker|2}} and {{ship||Prairial|supertanker|2}}, was one of the biggest ships in the world, surpassed in size only by {{ship||Seawise Giant}}{{Cite web |title=Jahre Viking - ( Biggest Ship Ever, After Reconstruction ) |url=http://www.aukevisser.nl/supertankers/id23.htm |publisher=Auke Visser's International Super Tankers}}{{Cite web |title="Knock Nevis" ex. "Jahre Viking" |url=http://www.aukevisser.nl/supertankers/id132.htm |publisher=Auke Visser's International Super Tankers}} (later ''Jahre Viking'', ''Happy Giant'' and ''Knock Nevis'') built in 1976, and extended in 1981, although the four ships of the ''Batillus'' class had a larger [gross tonnage](/source/gross_tonnage). By gross tonnage—a measure of volume—''Bellamya'' was the largest ship ever built. == History == The contract to build the ''Batillus''-class supertankers was signed on 6 April 1971, and the first sheet metal was cut in January 1975. Meanwhile, the [oil shock](/source/1973_oil_crisis) caused by the [Yom Kippur War](/source/Yom_Kippur_War) in October 1973 resulted in higher [oil](/source/Petroleum) prices and reduced imports by industrialized countries. The cancellation of the orders was seriously considered, but [Shell](/source/Shell_plc) concluded that it was better to continue, mostly to not put the [shipyard](/source/shipyard) in a very difficult position by withdrawing such a huge, already initiated project (the work commitments were already well advanced, with extremely heavy cancellation charges). It was also hoped for an improvement in market conditions. The ship was completed and put in service in 1976, months after the completion of her sister ship ''Batillus'', and that of the new, purposely built, oil terminal [Antifer](/source/Antifer_(France)), near [Le Havre](/source/Le_Havre), one of very few ports in the world capable of accommodating ''Batillus''-class tankers. The international oil market however, did not improve; her size also placed restrictions on where she could be employed, and this must have led to her early demise. Active service ended when ''Bellamya'' was laid up at [Vestnes](/source/Vestnes_(village)), Norway, on 26 January 1984, and she arrived at [Ulsan](/source/Ulsan), South Korea, on 6 January 1986 to be [scrapped](/source/Ship_breaking).{{Cite web |title=Size restricts vessels' employment |url=http://www.odt.co.nz/news/business/84784/size-restricts-vessels039-employment |work=Otago Daily Times |date=7 December 2009 }} ==Technical data== ''Bellamya''{{'}}s [length overall](/source/length_overall) was {{convert|414.22|m|sp=us}}, her [beam](/source/Beam_(nautical)) was {{cvt|63.01|m|ftin}}, and [draft](/source/Draft_(hull)) {{cvt|28.50|m|ftin}}. The ship was measured at {{DWT|553662|disp=long}}, and {{GT|275276|disp=long}}. Propulsion was provided by two propellers each driven by two [Stal-Laval](/source/Stal-Laval) [steam turbine](/source/steam_turbine)s developing a total capacity of {{convert|64800|hp|lk=on|order=flip}}. The service speed was {{convert|16.7|kn|lk=in}}, with fuel consumption of about {{convert|330|MT|lk=on}} of heavy oil per day and fuel enough for 42 days. The cargo was carried in 40 [tanks](/source/Storage_tank) with a total volume of {{convert|677300|m3|oilbbl|lk=out}}. They were divided into central and lateral tanks, whose dimensions was designed to reduce considerably the risk of pollution caused by collision or grounding. Ahead of the international standards of the time, the wing tanks had a maximum unit volume not exceeding {{cvt|17000|m3|oilbbl}}, which was reduced to {{cvt|9000|m3|oilbbl}} in the most vulnerable parts of ship. ==References== {{Portal|France|Energy}} {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.aukevisser.nl/supertankers/id42.htm Gallery and technical information at aukevisser.nl] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120303133022/http://www.crefmpm.com/article.php3?id_article=66 Article "Le Marin" du 5 juillet 1996] {{in lang|fr}} * [http://www.helderline.nl/tanker/263/bellamya/ Bellamya at helderline.nl] * [http://www.marine-marchande.net/Reportages/500.000/500000.htm Les pétroliers de 550.000 tonnes] Gallery and various information {{in lang|fr}} {{Batillus class supertankers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bellamya}} Category:Ships built by Chantiers de l'Atlantique Category:1976 ships Category:Tankers of France Category:Oil tankers Category:Shell plc --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bellamya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellamya) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bellamya?action=history)). 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