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P27708Description
Time Oil Co., Marine Terminal, Seattle, WA. This plant has a capacity of over ten million gallons with docking facilities for the largest tankers afloat. The dock is over 400 feet long with a depth of 36 feet of water capable of handling one hundred forty thousand barrel tankers, 530 feet long. The plant is capable of handling all types of petroleum products including heavy fuel oils. It has a spur track capacity of 53 cars, barrel facilities capable of barreling twenty thousand drums of petroleum products and putting them aboard a ship in one 24 hour period. It is the largest drum filling plant on the Pacific Coast equipped with an automatic conveyer system which takes the drums from the barreling shed, underneath the street, and onto the dock. Everything is handled automatically.Collection
Al Brant CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Category 08: Communication ObjectsSearch Terms
Marine Terminal, Petroleum, Seattle, WA, Tanker, Time Oil Co.Create Date
July 28, 2021Update Date
April 23, 2026