The 'Stena Antarctica' at Belfast © Rossographer cc-by-sa/2.0

J3676 : The 'Stena Antarctica' at Belfast

taken 13 years ago, 4 km NE of Belfast, Co Antrim, Northern Ireland

The 'Stena Antarctica' at Belfast

Crude oil tanker 'Stena Antarctica' at Ship Repair Quay in Belfast; the ship has arrived here to be serviced and will shortly be entering the adjacent Belfast Dry Dock. The ship is easily the biggest tanker to arrive into Belfast for some time; the dimensions measure 249m long X 44m wide and she has a deadweight Link

of 113500 tonnes. An 'Aframax' Link

Ice Class 1A vessel Link

, the ship is flagged to the Cayman Islands, was built by Samsung Heavy Industries of Korea and launched in 2006. Operated by Stena Bulk the ship was "specially developed for the Baltic trade", to "primarily transport the increasing volumes of Russian oil exported from the Baltic" Link

(Archive Link

) . For some related images of the ship at Belfast see Link

The Belfast Dry Dock

The Belfast Dry Dock, owned and operated by Harland and Wolff for ship repair purposes.

By the early 1960s it was clear that the largest dock in Belfast, the Thompson Graving Dock (see J3576 : Thompson Graving Dock), was too small for modern tankers and bulk carriers then being constructed. The Harland and Wolff Dry Dock (now known as the Belfast Dry Dock) was constructed between 1965-68 by Charles Brand and Sons to a design by Rendel, Palmer and Tritton. It is 1150 feet long by 160 feet wide and, when constructed, was one of the five largest docks in the world. The dock can accommodate ships up to 200,000gt.

Alongside the dock is Ship Repair Quay (formerly known as Outfitting Wharf). This was constructed some 7 years later in 1975 and has a total lineal quayage of 433 metres. Ships which do not need to be fully dry docked are repaired here.

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Grid Square: J3676, 340 images (more nearby )
Photographer: Rossographer (find more nearby)
Date Taken: Thursday, 9 June, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Thursday, 9 June, 2011
Geographical Context: Energy infrastructure Coastal City, Town centre Docks, Harbours Estuary, Marine
Place (from Tags): Belfast
Subject Location: Irish: J 361 767 [100m precision]
WGS84: 54:37.2463N 5:53.6148W
Camera Location: Irish: J 357 762
View Direction: Northeast (about 45 degrees)