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Kockum-built "medium crude carrier", delivered to Nordenfjeldske Steamship Co, is on charter to Shell; length oa 775 ft, molded breadth 105 ft 6 in., molded depth 53 ft 4 1/2 in., summer draft 38 ft, cargo dw (98%) 56, 646 tons; 10-cyl Kockum-MAN type diesel engine developing 18,000 bhp at 115 rpm is first to be turbocharged by new constant pressure parallel injector system developed by Kockums and Brown-Boveri; engine is provided with Kockums control console at first platform level and also automatic bridge control system which is first of new design developed by Kockums and ASEA. (See also Mar Engr and Naval Architect v 87 n 1057 Apr 1964 p 159-62; Shipbldg and Shipg Rec v 103 n 13 Mar 26 1964 p 410-11)