Wilton-Fijenoord Doxford engines

[tonvaneijk]

The Dockyard and Slipway Company Wilton-Fijenoord (WF), in Schiedam (Holland) has built 24 Doxford ships diesel engines in licence over the period 1948-1958.
Morover, the Nederlandse Dok- en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NDSM) in Amsterdam built an additional 2 in 1954, destined for the norwegian cargoships Troubadour and Toreador.

Being a former service-engineer of the Repair Department of WF, I am working on a study, in which the manufacturing and building of the WF-Doxfords, as well as the history of the ships same were installed in will be documented.

For the history of the ships I am searching for former crew members of these ships in Britain and Norway who are willing to share there memories and experiences with me.

For Van Ommeren, London,
Crowborough Beacon and Ivinghoe Beacon
For Norwegian companies the ships were built 1950-1954:
Grena, Troma, Sommerstad, Bergestrand, Bow Santos, Bowhill, Troubadour and Toreador.

tonvaneijk

[hamishb]

Go to http://users.telenet.be/doxford-matters and you will see a list with Doxford engines and ship names in the listing at the bottom of the page.
regards
Hamish

[tonvaneijk]

Hello hamishb,

Thanks for your reaction. Mr. Alfons Verheijden and I are in close contact about Doxford engines for a couple of years.

In fact, the List of Doxford Engines built in Holland was made in good co-operation, since at Wilton-Fijenoord I was also involved in handing the supply of spare parts for ships with Doxford engines, including af course, those built by WF.

My study regarding the history of the ships in which the WF-Doxfords had been installed is based upon this list. For each and every ship I am trying to find the information regarding their deployment, service and written memories of former crew members, including also their photos, made on board.

When you Google: "Duivendrecht en Bussum" on the internet you will find, in blue colour, the front page of my study: "De inzet van de tankers Duivendrecht en Bussum tijdens het conflict om Nieuw-Guinea (1962)", ("the deployment of the tankers Duivendrecht and Bussum during the conflict about New-Guinea (1962)").

regards,
Tony van Eijk