CROWLEY BARGE LAUNCHED AT BETHLEHEM — Designated to service the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico with petroleum products, the first of two oil/deck cargo barges being built for the Crowley Maritime Corporation was launched recently at Bethlehem Steel Corporation's San Francisco shipyard. The new barge, Hull 4137, measures 400 feet long by 100 feet wide and has a capacity of 148,000 barrels. It is scheduled for delivery in January 1981. Construction on the second Crowley barge, Hull 4138, started last July, and it is scheduled for delivery in May 1981.
Crowley Barge Launched At Bethlehem
Photo caption
Bethlehem Steel's San Francisco shipyard launched the first of two oil/deck cargo barges for Crowley Maritime Corporation, Hull 4137, a 400-foot, 148,000-barrel barge for Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico petroleum service.
Mentioned in this article
Company
- Crowley Maritime Corporation barge owner
- Bethlehem Steel Corporation shipbuilder, San Francisco shipyard
Vessel
- Hull 4137 oil/deck cargo barge
- Hull 4138 second Crowley barge under construction
GeoLocation
- Gulf of Mexico trade area
Transcribed from the January 15, 1981 print edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.