Supertanker!: The Story of the World's Biggest Ships

by George Sullivan

Book Overview

Describes the historical development, design, handling, and problems of the enormous tankers which cruise the seas, carrying oil to a thirsty world. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0396075274
• ISBN13: 9780396075271
• Release Date: January 1978
• Publisher: Dodd Mead
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent book

I read this book five years ago and it still sticks with me. The in-depth detailing and descriptive analysis make it well worth the price and even makes for good source material. I quite enjoyed it. One of the best boks I have ever read.

Supertankers! Review

I read this book a very long time ago, and even though it was somewhat dated, I liked all of the info and learned about how the world gets it's energy. The book talked about the history of oil tankers and talked about the evolution all the way to Ultra Large Crude Carriers (ULCCs).

excellent, easy-to-read inside look at these special ships

While I read this book years ago, it still sticks in my mind as one of the most interesting treatises on supertankers, the giant oil ships that keep us supplied with the mainstay of our technological lifestyle. It explores every aspect, inside and out, of what these ships are like, what they do, and where they go. An unseeming topic for general readers, yet well worth looking into.