Oil tanker sizes range from general purpose to ultra-large crude carriers on AFRA scale. 1  Source: T. Mason Hamilton, U.S. Energy Information Administration. 2  Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, London Tanker Brokers' Panel. Note: AFRAMAX is not an official vessel classification on the AFRA scale but is shown here for comparison.
January 31, 1915 - December 10, 2008. On December 10, 1968 Thomas Merton died of an accidental electric shock from a faulty electric fan in his cottage at the Red Cross Conference Center in Samut Prakan, Thailand.
This article is about the sociologist. For the economist, see Robert C. Merton. Robert King Merton (born Meyer Robert Schkolnick; 4 July 1910 â 23 February 2003) was an American sociologist. He spent most of his career teaching at Columbia University, where he attained the rank of University Professor.