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VERY LARGE CRUDE-OIL CARRIER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-08-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
- River and Sea Navigation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- very large crude carrier
1, record 1, English, very%20large%20crude%20carrier
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- VLCC 2, record 1, English, VLCC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- very large crude-oil carrier 3, record 1, English, very%20large%20crude%2Doil%20carrier
NATO
- VLCC 3, record 1, English, VLCC
NATO
- VLCC 3, record 1, English, VLCC
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A supertanker whose capacity is larger than 100,000 but less than 500,000 dwt. 4, record 1, English, - very%20large%20crude%20carrier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The larger size of tanker is the crude oil tanker and these are known as VLCC - very large crude carriers and ULCC - ultra large crude carriers. 5, record 1, English, - very%20large%20crude%20carrier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Any greater than 100,000 tons but less than 200,000 is a LCC, those between 200,000 and 400,000 are VLCC's ... 6, record 1, English, - very%20large%20crude%20carrier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de bateaux
- Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
- Navigation fluviale et maritime
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- très gros transporteur de brut
1, record 1, French, tr%C3%A8s%20gros%20transporteur%20de%20brut
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- TGTB 1, record 1, French, TGTB
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- très grand transporteur de brut 2, record 1, French, tr%C3%A8s%20grand%20transporteur%20de%20brut
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Très grand transporteur de brut, pétrolier, ayant plus de 200 000 tonnes de port en lourd. 3, record 1, French, - tr%C3%A8s%20gros%20transporteur%20de%20brut
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] un très grand transporteur de brut, jaugeant 280 000 tonnes par exemple [...] 4, record 1, French, - tr%C3%A8s%20gros%20transporteur%20de%20brut
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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