| Article number: | 10.10.073 |
The MS Rio de Janeiro was a general cargo and freight vessel built in 1956 by the Swedish shipping company Johnson Line (also known as Rederi AB Nordstjernan). The ship was part of the so-called Rio series, a fleet of seven vessels built between 1956 and 1964 at Lindholmens Varv in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Length: 149.57 metres (after lengthening in 1969: 173.29 metres)
Width: 19.20 metres
Gross tonnage: 8,445 GT (after lengthening: 10,283 GT)
Speed: 19 knots
Deadweight: 9,000 tonnes (after lengthening: 12,000 tonnes)
Number of ships in the series:
The ships in the Rio series were designed for liner service between Scandinavia and the east coast of South America. They were equipped with electro-hydraulic deck cranes, which was innovative at the time for loading and unloading general cargo. The ships had six cargo holds with one, two or three 'tween decks and possessed considerable refrigeration capacity .
Built: 1956
Delivery: 20 September 1956
Lengthening: In 1969, the ship was lengthened to 173.29 metres
Fire: On 29 April 1970, a fire broke out in the engine room during a voyage from Balboa to Buenaventura. The fire was extinguished, and the ship was later repaired.
Disposal: In 1980, the machinery was removed, and in 1980/81 the ship was scrapped at Astilleros de Demolicio Naval Gandia in Barcelona .
Specifications :
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Drawing number |
10.10.073 |
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Author |
J.TH.M. Buter |
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Description |
cargo ship ms "Rio de Janeiro" (1963) - Johnson Line |
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Details |
frames; side view; decks |
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Scale |
1 : 500 |
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Number of sheets A00 |
0 |
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Number of sheets A0 |
0 |
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Number of sheets A1 |
0 |
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Number of sheets A2 |
0 |
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Number of sheets A3 |
1 |
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Number of sheets A4 |
0 |
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Total number of drawing sheets |
1 |
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Number of A4 text sheets |
0 |
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Weight in grams |
35 |
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Particulars |
l.o.a. 30.3 cm |
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Remarks |