Facts about The Jotun
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Built with a length of 326 meters, The Jotun's hull design featured a unprecedented beam-to-length ratio that allowed it to navigate the Suez Canal despite its massive cargo capacity.
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Constructed with a double-bottom design, The Jotun's hull incorporated segregated ballast tanks that were innovative safety features for supertankers built during the mid-1960s petroleum transport era.
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At full displacement, The Jotun consumed approximately 300 tons of heavy fuel oil daily during cruising operations, making fuel efficiency a critical concern for long-distance crude oil transport missions.
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Scrapped in 2009, The Jotun's hull was dismantled in India after three years in inactive storage, following the global economic recession's impact on shipping demand.
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The Jotun's massive hull required a crew of only 20 personnel to operate and maintain the vessel during its transatlantic voyages, demonstrating the automation advances in 1960s maritime engineering.
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Environmental concerns about The Jotun's single-hull design led to its retirement in 2006, after forty years of service, as stricter international maritime pollution regulations phased out older tanker vessels.
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In 1976, The Jotun's single-point mooring system at Bantry Bay, Ireland enabled it to load and unload 326,000 tons of crude oil without entering traditional port facilities, revolutionizing offshore petroleum transfer operations.
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Approximately 326,000 deadweight tons, The Jotun represented the peak capacity of 1960s supertanker engineering before new international regulations limited vessel sizes.
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During the 1970s energy crisis, The Jotun transported crude oil across international shipping routes, contributing to global petroleum supply chains during peak demand periods.
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Standing 46 meters tall, The Jotun supertanker was launched in 1966 as one of the largest oil carriers of its era.