Word: tankersful
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Dates: during 1923-1923
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During the same period there was also a marked increase of oil tankers; from 366 tankers of 1,441,196 tons in 1914, these figures grew to 673 tankers of 3,068,130 tons in 1920; 840 tankers of 4,114,827 tons in 1921 and last year 950 tankers...
Our fighting craft must be supported by what are known in naval parlance as auxiliary craft. These include scouts, transports, colliers, oil tankers, ammunition ships, aircraft carriers and various other craft with specialized equipment. A certain number of these vessels have been specially constructed for naval purposes and are useless...
But working with these there should be a number of vessels, the regular cargo boats for carrying supplies, passenger ships to carry troops, colliers and oil tankers which are not specialized and which may be used in valuable commercial pursuits during peace. And there is where the Merchant marine comes...