Show ORIGIN OF TIIE THE TANKER thirty years ago the first iron oil carrier was built by a prussian about 1880 wilhelm a prussian withdrew from the east indian and american trade for use in trani transporting porting petroleum two sailing ailing vessels which had amidships two iron tanks of the same came depth as the distance between deck and keel the wall street journal states originally these tanks contained drinking water for the sa lloro ilora but it was found out that the water could not bo be kept tree free of iron rust rust and this use was abandon d utilized these tanks as petroleum containers and found that his transportation expenses were reduced four marks a barrel in this wy way continuing the experiment nt on a larger scale trans transformed forme d the andromeda a ton vessel into a petroleum carrier by installing on eath each of her heir three decks twenty four iron tanks connected with pipe lines linds the big disadvantage on this thia arrangement was was that in the event ot of repairs being made on the ship which was of wood the tanks tanka had to be removed at great expense and risk ot of damage hiedemann edemann Hl finally concluded that tho the ideal tanker must ab 1 0 of iron and the entire hull bf the vessel used as a container accordingly he ha planned a ship with the engine aft prote protected oled by a water filled cofferdam and the remaining space separated by bulkheads into el eight ht compartments 11 tried in va bavi i to jet get a german shipbuilding firm to construct a vessel after his design re ha wen went t to england englina and finally pers persuaded ded a new cartt 1111 conceio Conc concern ein to under tate it T the result first modern tanker the glueckauf which was launched latched in 1888 the arrival of the in new ew august of the same year created among petr petroleum shippers ah indignation meo meeting ting was held andrawas and andl Awas was proposed to petition congress to prohibit f ibe exportation of oleum fi fu bulkow the ground that gagi gass endanger tho the llop v oak oc all 0 on ii board the tanker A commito waa appointed to request the Stai standard daid oil company to refuse to jhb but pro grosa triumphed as aa inual today utera aro ll 11 vessels ot ou substantially b ehg ly the type transporting I 1 petroleum and ar 58 in croaro in touraj Jio Urae OR pt in ilk 1 Y lt X |