Abstract:
A ship for the transporation of volatile liquids having holds which contain a number of elongated vessels for containing cargo fluids where each vessel has a primary barrier for isolating cargo fluids from the hull and has an insulating wall. The insulated cargo vessels prevent the absorption of heat by cargo fluids at cryogenic temperatures which could cause excessive loss of cargo by evaporation and prevent a thermal equilibrium temperature of cargo fluids at cryogenic temperatures from affecting the hull of the ship, e.g., by preventing embrittlement of the hull. A convection barrier connects at least each pair of adjacent vessels positioned opposite the surfaces of the hold to decrease thermal conductivity between cargo fluids in the vessels and the hull structure of the ship.