MBT Cargo ship ms "Zonnewijk" (1946) - ex Empire Raleigh(1941), ex Vermeer(1942) - Building Drawing Scale 1 : 192 (10.10.131)

Article number:

10.10.131

The MS Zonnewijk from 1941 was a Dutch motor cargo ship originally built as the British Empire Raleigh during the Second World War. The ship was acquired in 1946 by the Dutch shipping company N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij 'Wijklijn' in Rotterdam and renamed Zonnewijk.

 

Features and Technical Specifications

Year of Construction: 1941 (as Empire Raleigh)

Dimensions: Length 134.72 m, width 17.22 m, draught 10.82 m

Gross tonnage: 7,240 tonnes

Engine: Steam turbine with a power of 2,500 hp

Speed: 10 knots

Manager: Firma Erhardt & Dekkers N.V., Rotterdam

Call sign: PIYL

 

After the war, the ship was used for cargo transport on various international routes. In 1961, during a voyage from Santiago de Cuba to Shanghai with a cargo of sugar, the Zonnewijk ran aground near Cape Spartel, west of Tangier, Morocco. The ship broke in two and was later considered lost.

Specifications :

Drawing number	10.10.131
Description	cargo ship ms "Zonnewijk" (1946) - ex Empire Raleigh(1941), ex Vermeer(1942)-Erhardt & Dekkers
Quality	frames; side view; decks
Scale	1 : 192
Number of sheets A00	0
Number of sheets A0	0
Number of sheets A1	1
Number of sheets A2	0
Number of sheets A3	0
Number of sheets A4	0
Total number of drawing sheets	1
Number of A4 text sheets	0
Weight in grams	65
Particulars	l.o.a. 79 cm an "Empire" built by Doxford; in the Artek catalogue, this ship was referred to as "Alchiba". Further study of the drawing and photos reasonably suggests that this is the "Zonnewijk".
Remarks	was artek 4049