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Image Not Available for The giant oil tanker RODEFJELL arriving at Cape Town on her maiden voyage
The giant oil tanker RODEFJELL arriving at Cape Town on her maiden voyage
Image Not Available for The giant oil tanker RODEFJELL arriving at Cape Town on her maiden voyage

The giant oil tanker RODEFJELL arriving at Cape Town on her maiden voyage

Date1930s
Object numberANMS0400[004]
NameNewspaper clipping
MediumInk on paper
ClassificationsEphemera
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from the Estate of John Watt
DescriptionCaption reads 'The giant oil tanker RODEFJELL, arriving at Cape Town on her maiden voyage. The ship was built for Norway t (sic) Sunderland, and was the biggest ship ever made by its builders. The tanker was built in two sections and joined together in a dry dock. It carried 23,000 tons of liquid fuel.'