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Tanker Collection (#2)

The Esso Northumbria supertanker, a symbol of shipbuilding prowess in Wallsend-on-Tyne, takes shape at the Swan Hunter shipyard

Background imageTanker Collection: Taiwan, Kaohsiung, View of harbour

Taiwan, Kaohsiung, View of harbour

Background imageTanker Collection: Taiwan, Kaohsiung, View of harbour and city

Taiwan, Kaohsiung, View of harbour and city

Background imageTanker Collection: Taiwan, Kaohsiung, View of Singuang Ferry Wharf

Taiwan, Kaohsiung, View of Singuang Ferry Wharf

Background imageTanker Collection: Taiwan, Kaohsiung, View of harbour looking towards the city and Kaoshiung 85 Sky Tower

Taiwan, Kaohsiung, View of harbour looking towards the city and Kaoshiung 85 Sky Tower - Tunex Sky Tower

Background imageTanker Collection: Gibraltar, View from Gibraltar rock

Gibraltar, View from Gibraltar rock

Background imageTanker Collection: Gibraltar, View of Gibraltar from Gibraltar rock

Gibraltar, View of Gibraltar from Gibraltar rock

Background imageTanker Collection: Austria, Vienna, St. Francis of Assisi Church, also known as the Kaiser Jubilee Church

Austria, Vienna, St. Francis of Assisi Church, also known as the Kaiser Jubilee Church and the Mexico Church

Background imageTanker Collection: Panama, Panama Canal, Tanker and tourist boat in Miraflores Locks

Panama, Panama Canal, Tanker and tourist boat in Miraflores Locks

Background imageTanker Collection: Gibraltar, View from Gibraltar rock of town, Queensway Quay and small boats marina

Gibraltar, View from Gibraltar rock of town, Queensway Quay and small boats marina

Background imageTanker Collection: Gibraltar, Gibraltar, View from Gibraltar rock

Gibraltar, Gibraltar, View from Gibraltar rock

Background imageTanker Collection: Spain, La Linea, Marina

Spain, La Linea, Marina

Background imageTanker Collection: Royal Fleet Auxiliarys New Tanker Arrives in Uk for Customisation Work Sustainin

Royal Fleet Auxiliarys New Tanker Arrives in Uk for Customisation Work Sustainin
Pictured is RFA Tidespring at sea. The first of the newest support ships for the Royal Navy, RFA Tidespring, a 39, 000-tonne tanker, which can carry up to 19, 000 cubic metres of fuel and 1

Background imageTanker Collection: RAF Voyager Aircraft

RAF Voyager Aircraft
A Royal Air Force Voyager tanker aircraft at RAF Lossiemouth, in preparation for deployment on Exercise Red Flag in the United States in company with Typhoons from 1(Fighter) Squadron

Background imageTanker Collection: Royal Air Force Voyager

Royal Air Force Voyager
A Royal Air Force Voyager passenger transport aircraft pictured at RAF Brize Norton on its return the UK with troops from Afghanistan

Background imageTanker Collection: Basket Case

Basket Case
A Hercules C130K and VC10 from 1312 Flight, Mount Pleasant Airfield. Practice Air to Air refuelling in the skies above the Falkland Islands. Title: Basket Case, Category D: RAF Equipment

Background imageTanker Collection: Tactical Air Refueller

Tactical Air Refueller
An Oshkosh Tactical Air Refueller Wheeled Tanker negotiates rough terrain driver training at Salisbury Plain by 4 Regiment Army Air Corps (aC)

Background imageTanker Collection: Tornado Refuelling

Tornado Refuelling
A 101 Squadron tanker refuels a Tornado GR4 aircraft high over the Middle East

Background imageTanker Collection: Red ship in the sea at sunset

Red ship in the sea at sunset

Background imageTanker Collection: A ship with the sails down on the sea horizon

A ship with the sails down on the sea horizon

Background imageTanker Collection: Sunset seascape, lighthouse on the bluff

Sunset seascape, lighthouse on the bluff

Background imageTanker Collection: Douglas DC-7 N401US

Douglas DC-7 N401US (msn 45145), a fire tanker of Butler Aviation Services, Date: circa 2005

Background imageTanker Collection: RAF bomber with German tanker on fire below, WW2

RAF bomber with German tanker on fire below, WW2
RAF bomber with German tanker on fire below Date: circa 1941

Background imageTanker Collection: Steel lung, Brompton Hospital

Steel lung, Brompton Hospital
Steel Lung at the Brompton hospital in London. Also known as a tank ventilator, iron lung or Drinker tank, is a type of negative pressure ventilator; a mechanical respirator which encloses most of a

Background imageTanker Collection: Grumman US-2B Tracker 136465

Grumman US-2B Tracker 136465
United States Navy - Grumman US-2B Tracker 136465 (msn 374, 1S753, base code 6M, call-sign 65, Model G-89 ), at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for storage-disposal

Background imageTanker Collection: Grumman S-2A Tracker 152820

Grumman S-2A Tracker 152820
United States Navy - Grumman S-2A Tracker 152820 (msn 289C, 1S0570, base code NH, call-sign 015, Model G-89 ), of VS-33, at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base for storage-disposal

Background imageTanker Collection: Boeing B-17G Fortress N3703G - TANKER number 78

Boeing B-17G Fortress N3703G - TANKER number 78
Boeing B-17G-85-DL Fortress N3703G - TANKER number 78 (msn, ex 44-83546), seen painted as 41-24485 Memphis Belle, for the movie of the same name. Date: circa 1970s

Background imageTanker Collection: United States Air Force - Boeing NKC-135E Stratotanker 55-3135 (MSN 17251)

United States Air Force - Boeing NKC-135E Stratotanker 55-3135 (MSN 17251), an instrumented tanker during refuelling trials with an F-16, at Edwards Air Force Base on 3 April 2018

Background imageTanker Collection: Aeronavale - Breguet Br1150 Atlantique 7 (msn 07) from 24F at the 1993 Royal International Air

Aeronavale - Breguet Br1150 Atlantique 7 (msn 07) from 24F at the 1993 Royal International Air Tattoo - RAF Fairford 21 to 27 July 1993

Background imageTanker Collection: Armee de l'Air - Transall C-160R 64-GQ (msn R217), of ET. 64

Armee de l'Air - Transall C-160R 64-GQ (msn R217), of ET. 64, chasing the refuelling drogue from a C-160 tanker
Armee de l'Air - Transall C-160R 64-GQ (msn R217), of ET.64, chasing the refuelling drogue from a C-160 tanker. (Transall - TRANSport ALLianz / Armee de l'Air - French Air Force)

Background imageTanker Collection: Douglas C-54Q N67034 - Tanker 150

Douglas C-54Q N67034 - Tanker 150
Douglas C-54Q N67034 / Tanker 150 (msn 22202, ex USAF C-54D 43-17252, ex USN R5D-3 56548), in storage near Eloy, Arizona. Date: 1989

Background imageTanker Collection: Boeing 707-3W6C CN-ANR

Boeing 707-3W6C CN-ANR
Moroccan Government - Boeing 707-3W6C CN-ANR (msn 21956 - 941). Air-refuelling tanker owned by the Moroccan Government. Date: circa 1990

Background imageTanker Collection: DDE-90026551

DDE-90026551
Cannibal Bay, Catlin District, South Otago, South Island, New Zealand Date: 02/07/2010

Background imageTanker Collection: Esso petrol station forecourt with tanker delivering fuel, 2020. Creator: Tim Woodcock

Esso petrol station forecourt with tanker delivering fuel, 2020. Creator: Tim Woodcock
Esso petrol station forecourt with tanker delivering fuel, 2020

Background imageTanker Collection: English Electric Canberra B. 2 WV787

English Electric Canberra B. 2 WV787
Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment - English Electric Canberra B.2 WV787 (msn 71644), water-spray tanker for icing tests

Background imageTanker Collection: A formidable noise and a gigantic flush, two Romanian trains used to transport... (colour litho)

A formidable noise and a gigantic flush, two Romanian trains used to transport... (colour litho)
2778333 A formidable noise and a gigantic flush, two Romanian trains used to transport... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTanker Collection: The torment of drought in the provinces of Argentina far from the great rivers (Colour Litho)

The torment of drought in the provinces of Argentina far from the great rivers (Colour Litho)
2778536 The torment of drought in the provinces of Argentina far from the great rivers (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageTanker Collection: Consolidated PB4Y-2G Privateer 66260

Consolidated PB4Y-2G Privateer 66260
United States Coast Guard - Consolidated PB4Y-2G Privateer 66260. (Later used as a tanker with number 123). Date: circa 1946

Background imageTanker Collection: Athina-B aground on Brighton Beach

Athina-B aground on Brighton Beach - January, 1980. 1980

Background imageTanker Collection: Three meters above the enemy (colour litho)

Three meters above the enemy (colour litho)
2778584 Three meters above the enemy (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Three meters above the enemy)

Background imageTanker Collection: The Thames Barrier

The Thames Barrier Date: circa early 1980s

Background imageTanker Collection: War Master HMOT 282 oil tanker and crew at Harwich, WW1

War Master HMOT 282 oil tanker and crew at Harwich, WW1
War Master HMOT 282 oil tanker with officers and crew at Harwich. Date: circa 1918

Background imageTanker Collection: A terrible night (colour litho)

A terrible night (colour litho)
2778358 A terrible night (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A terrible night)

Background imageTanker Collection: When the storm dominates (colour litho)

When the storm dominates (colour litho)
2778141 When the storm dominates (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: When the storm dominates)

Background imageTanker Collection: The tragedy of six Americans, adrift in the Ocean, on the remains of a seaplane (colour litho)

The tragedy of six Americans, adrift in the Ocean, on the remains of a seaplane (colour litho)
2809094 The tragedy of six Americans, adrift in the Ocean, on the remains of a seaplane (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The tragedy of six Americans)

Background imageTanker Collection: Never-ending sea

Never-ending sea
Bror Johansson

Background imageTanker Collection: Peak oil

Peak oil
Michel Guyot

Background imageTanker Collection: Extreme Landscape

Extreme Landscape
Assaf Gavra

Background imageTanker Collection: Tanker

Tanker
Bragi Ingibergsson - BRIN




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The Esso Northumbria supertanker, a symbol of shipbuilding prowess in Wallsend-on-Tyne, takes shape at the Swan Hunter shipyard. As the Queens Dock in Swansea bustles with activity, cargo ships like the ill-fated Tresillian brave stormy seas. Meanwhile, oil tankers from Manchester Oil Refinery navigate treacherous waters to fuel nations' energy needs. In 1964, an unknown hero delivers petroleum to an Ilford Esso petrol station using a Leyland tanker—a snapshot frozen in time. This classic photograph has been colorized, breathing new life into its historical significance from the Chronicle archive. On another continent, a B-1B Lancer and KC-135 Stratotanker form an aerial ballet as they connect mid-flight—an awe-inspiring display of precision and power. Closer to earth, a John Deere 8530 tractor equipped with a Samson vacuum slurry tanker fertilizes fields in Alunda—nature's nourishment for bountiful harvests. Across continents and oceans alike, Panama Canal witnesses the graceful dance between tankers and tourist boats at Miraflores Locks—a testament to human engineering marvels. Teeside oilport welcomes the majestic Supertanker Golar Nikko—the lifeline connecting distant shores through liquid gold. Finally, amidst Egypt's vast desert expanse lies Suez Canal—an artery that allows tankers passage while flanked by endless sands on either side. Here unfolds a scene that encapsulates both man's ingenuity and nature's grandeur—a harmonious coexistence etched against Africa's vibrant backdrop. Tanker: A vessel bridging worlds; carrying commerce across tumultuous waves or soaring skies; delivering prosperity with every journey undertaken; forever entwined within our collective history as it navigates towards an ever-evolving future.