Category:Ridderkerk (ship, 1938)
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Source: Miramar Ship Index
See also category: Hohenfels (ship, 1938).Ship
[edit]- Builders Bremer Vulkan Schiff und Maschinenbau Yard Vegesack Country Germany
- Yard number 737
- Registry Official number 168235
- Classification society Lloyd’s Register
- Gross tonnage 7,862 grt
- Net tonnage 4,845 nrt
- Length 155.47m (510.1ft)
- loa; 148.77m (488.1ft) b/p
- Breadth 18.68m (61.3ft)
- Depth 9.47m (31.1ft)
- Draught 8.290m (27.2ft)
- Engines 2 6-cylinder 2 SCSA diesel engines
- Engine builders Bremer Vulkan Schiff und Maschinenbau Works Vegesack Country Germany *Power 1,830 nhp
- Propulsion Single screw
- Speed 16 knots
History
[edit]- 05.1938 Completed as HOHENFELS for Hansa Line, Bremen.
- 25.08.1941 Captured at Bandar Shahpur and arrived at Karachi under tow 20thOctober 1941. *02.11.1941/20.06.1944 Requisitioned for the Liner Division for the Ministry of War Transport (The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, managers) and renamed EMPIRE KAMAL.
- 30.09.1942/01.1943 Served as a Military Supply Ship.
- 15.07.1943/09.1943 Served as a Mechanical Transport Ship.
- 21.06.1944 Allocated to the Royal Netherlands Government (K Nederland SM NV, managers) and renamed VAN RUYSDAEL.
- 1947 Sold to NV Vereenigde Nederlandsche SM, The Hague, and renamed RIDDERKERK.
- 1962 Sold to Sigma Shipping Co Ltd, Hong Kong for demolition.
- 19.09.1962 Demolition commenced.
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