Tanker
Noun
1. tanker - a cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
Synonyms: oil tanker, tank ship, oiler
2. tanker - a soldier who drives a tank
Synonyms: tank driver
A tanker is usually a vehicle carrying large amounts of liquid fuel.
Commercial crude oil supertanker AbQaiq.The most common use of the
word is when referring to a large ship, carrying petroleum products.
Apart from pipeline transport, tankers are the only method of transporting
large quantities of oil around the world. The supertanker is also
the largest type of ship in the world.
Such
tankers have several times caused large environmental disasters
when sinking close to coastal regions, causing oil spills. See Exxon
Valdez, Braer, Prestige, Torrey Canyon for examples of tankers that
have caused oil spills.
The
largest tanker in the world is the Jahre Viking, also making it
the largest ship in the world as well.
Tankers
used for liquid fuels are classified according to their capacity
to carry oil
LNG,
Liquid Natural Gas, relatively rare carriers for natural gas instead
of oil
VLCC, Very Large Crude Carrier, Over 200,000 metric ton
SUEZMAX, ship that can pass through the Suez Canal, 125,000 - 200,000
metric ton
AFRAMAX, ????, 80,000 - 125,000 metric ton.
PANAMAX, ship that can pass through the Panama Canal, 50,000 - 79,000
metric ton
MR, Medium Range, 38,000 - 50,000 metric ton
GP, General Purpose, under 38,000 metric ton (possibly outdated
name)
In the past the term ULCC, for Ultra Large Crude Carrier of over
300,000 metric ton was also used, and the ????MAX names used to
be referred to as varies types of LR, Large Range, such as LR1,
LR2, LRC etc.
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A tanker is an aircraft used for in-flight refueling. The US Air
Force mostly uses converted transport aircraft, such as the KC-135
Stratotanker. The US Navy tends to use smaller aircraft, often converted
attack aircraft such as the A-6.
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A tanker is any crew member of a main battle tank.
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