Show ORIGIN OF THE TANKER thirty years ago the first iron oil wrier carrier was waa built bya by a prussian about 1880 wilhelm welhelm a prussian her withdrew frocia from the east indian and american trade tor use in transporting V petroleum two sailing calling vessels which had amidships iwo iron tanks ot of the same depth as tho distance stanco dl between betwee n deck and kea it tho wall street journal states anally these tanks contained drinking water for the afie sailors but it was found I 1 put that tho tha water could not hi ha kept tree free of iron rust and this use usa wao j abandon 4 re utI utilized lUdd thee 0 tanks as aa petroleum cont containers I 1 anit and found that his transport transportation expenses were reduced four our ziar marks s barrel in thi thia sway way continuing the experiment on a larger scale transformed the andromeda u ton lon ves yesabel iel into nto a petro petroleum leumi carrier by installing on each or her three decks twenty four gir iron tanks connected with pipe lines the big disadvantage on this arrangement was that la iii tho the event of repairs being made on the tha ship which was of wood the tanks had to be removed at great expense and risk of damage Ill edemann finally concluded that the ideal tanker mu must at be of iron and tho the entire bullof hull of the vessel used as a pon container talner accordingly he planned a ship ehla with the engine aft protected protect ed by a water filled cofferdam gud and the remaining space separated b by y bulkheads into futo eight compartments Rl edemann treads triads in vain to get a german shipbuilding firm to construct A vesse vessel after lafter hla his design he went to england Englan dand and finally persuaded i a D newcastle concern to undertake itt it the abo f first modern tanker the G which was launched in 1886 the arrival of the glueckauf in now new york in august 0 ot f the same year cra cre jated abed consternation among petroleum u shippers shipp bro an indignation meeting was held and it was proposed to petition to prohibit the exportation of 0 petroleum m in bulk on the g round ground that the oil gases would bendan endanger er the lives of all on board tha tanker A committee ee was appointed to fo request the standard oll joll company to aretusa petroleum pe botho to the gluckauf Glueck aut 1 put progress triumphed as u usual sual today there are vessels vessel of substantially stant lally ly ahe he glueckauf Glueck aut type transporting petroleum and 68 more are in course of construction in american 4 |