TANK VESSEL FOR LIQUID CARGOES IN BULK (VERSIONS) Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B63B25/12 B63B3/20 B63B3/60 

FIELD: shipbuilding; construction of tankers.

SUBSTANCE: tanker has hull with bottom, inner bottom, sides, ballast tanks, cargo zone with cargo tanks located over extended part of its length and main watertight bulkheads forming watertight compartments. Over extended part of cargo zone length, sides are double in construction with outer and inner plating forming inter-side space divided vertically by upper inter-side platform. Inner plating of side is structurally combined with respective longitudinal bulkheads of some cargo tanks. These longitudinal bulkheads are flat in construction and are provided with vertical pillars on section from inner bottom as far as upper inter-side platform and with longitudinal stiffeners on section from upper inter-side platform as far as upper deck. Framing is located inside inter-side space. Tanks are divided in pairs by CL longitudinal corrugated bulkhead; horizontal corrugations of this bulkhead are provided with at least one pillar mounted on deep frame in each tank.

EFFECT: reduced usage of material; enhanced durability and damage resistance of tanker.

25 cl, 9 dwg