Abstract: A journal and end closure for a tubular vessel particularly a shell supported tubular grinding mill. The mill shell is conventional to the point of the journal. The journal and end closure are formed by a pair of spaced apart cylindrical members and a T-shaped ring member, each secured to one another in an end-to-end relationship by welding. An annular plate is secured by welding to the leg of the T-shaped ring member to form part of the end enclosure for the mill. The T-shaped ring member is made from a material with controlled sulphur and impurity levels. The two cylindrical sections are rolled so that the grain structure of the metal is generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the tubular vessel. The dimensions of the T-shaped member are selected to prevent high areas of stress from being concentrated at the junction of the T-shaped member with the two cylindrical members and the junction of the annular member with the leg of the T-shaped member.