FOUR AT A TIME—The Puerto Real Shipyard of Astilleros Espanoles S.A. in Spain recently floated out four newbuildings from its huge building dock, which is 525 meters long, 100 meters wide, and 15.5 meters deep (1,722.42 by 328 by 50.85 feet). The four vessels, shown in the dock prior to floatout, are two 31,000-dwt grain carriers, Alianza G-3 and Alianza G-4, building for Alianza Naviera Argentina S.A. of Buenos Aires; and the tankers Castillo De Ricote and Castillo De San Marcos, under construction for Empresa Nacional Elcano of Madrid.
Four At A Time
Photo Caption
The Puerto Real Shipyard of Astilleros Espanoles S.A. floated out four newbuildings at once — two 31,000-dwt grain carriers for Alianza Naviera Argentina and two tankers for Empresa Nacional Elcano.
Mentioned in this article
Vessel
- Alianza G-3 31,000-dwt grain carrier
- Alianza G-4 31,000-dwt grain carrier
- Castillo De Ricote tanker
- Castillo De San Marcos tanker
Company
- Astilleros Espanoles S.A. shipbuilder, Puerto Real Shipyard, Spain
- Alianza Naviera Argentina S.A. owner, Buenos Aires
- Empresa Nacional Elcano owner, Madrid
Transcribed from the March 15, 1981 print edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.