RYNKERK (RIJNKERK)
Identification Data
Build: 1941
Classification Register: Lloyd's Register of Shipping (LR)
Nat. Official Number: 6850 Z ROTT 1947
Category: Cargo vessel (refrigerated)
Propulsion: Motor Vessel
Type: General Cargo
Standard type: Empire Fast Cargo Liner
Type Deck: Shelterdeck closed
Masts: Two masts
Material Hull: Steel
Decks: 3
Construction Data
Yard: Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd, Clydeholm Shipyard, Whiteinch, Glasgow, Great Britain
Yard no.: 679
Launch Date: 1940-11-15
Delivery Date: 1941-02-00
Technical Data
Engine Manufacturer: Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, Great Britain
Motor Type: Motor, Oil, 2-stroke single-acting
Number of Cylinders: 16
Power: 8000
Power Unit: BHP (APK, RPK)
Eng. additional info: Twee 8-cil. diesels, 670x2320
Speed in knots: 15
Number of screws: 2
Gross Tonnage: 8134.00 Gross tonnage
Net Tonnage: 4899.00 Net tonnage
Deadweight: 10963.00 tons deadweight (1016 kg)
Grain: 611770 Cubic Feet
Bale: 549450 Cubic Feet
Length 1: 150.11 Meters Length overall (Loa)
Length 2: 143.57 Meters Length between perpendiculars (Lbp)
Beam: 19.56 Meters Registered
Depth: 10.46 Meters Registered
Draught: 9.08 Meters Registered
Passengers: 12
Ship History Data
Date/Name Ship 1941-02-00 EMPIRE TRUST
Manager: Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, Glasgow, Great Britain
Owners: Ministry of (War) Transport, London, Great Britain
Homeport / Flag: Glasgow / Great Britain
Date/Name Ship 1942-03-09 REMBRANDT
Manager: Escombe McGrath & Co. Ltd, London, Great Britain
Owners: Staat der Nederlanden, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: London / Netherlands
Callsign: PGZW
Date/Name Ship 1945-10-01 REMBRANDT
Manager: N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Owners: Staat der Nederlanden, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: The Hague / Netherlands
Callsign: PGZW
Date/Name Ship 1947-02-00 AMERSKERK
Manager: N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Owners: N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: The Hague / Netherlands
Callsign: PCOV
Date/Name Ship 1947-08-00 RIJNKERK
Manager: N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Owners: N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: The Hague / Netherlands
Callsign: PHFU
Ship Events Data
1963-11-00: Final Fate:
Sold in autumn 1963 to Hongkong Rolling Mills Ltd., Hongkong for scrapping, which commenced on 9th November.
Remark: Here a photo with the name RIJNKERK on the bow: https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/536386/title/rijnkerk/cat/510
Build: 1941
Classification Register: Lloyd's Register of Shipping (LR)
Nat. Official Number: 6850 Z ROTT 1947
Category: Cargo vessel (refrigerated)
Propulsion: Motor Vessel
Type: General Cargo
Standard type: Empire Fast Cargo Liner
Type Deck: Shelterdeck closed
Masts: Two masts
Material Hull: Steel
Decks: 3
Construction Data
Yard: Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd, Clydeholm Shipyard, Whiteinch, Glasgow, Great Britain
Yard no.: 679
Launch Date: 1940-11-15
Delivery Date: 1941-02-00
Technical Data
Engine Manufacturer: Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd., Glasgow, Great Britain
Motor Type: Motor, Oil, 2-stroke single-acting
Number of Cylinders: 16
Power: 8000
Power Unit: BHP (APK, RPK)
Eng. additional info: Twee 8-cil. diesels, 670x2320
Speed in knots: 15
Number of screws: 2
Gross Tonnage: 8134.00 Gross tonnage
Net Tonnage: 4899.00 Net tonnage
Deadweight: 10963.00 tons deadweight (1016 kg)
Grain: 611770 Cubic Feet
Bale: 549450 Cubic Feet
Length 1: 150.11 Meters Length overall (Loa)
Length 2: 143.57 Meters Length between perpendiculars (Lbp)
Beam: 19.56 Meters Registered
Depth: 10.46 Meters Registered
Draught: 9.08 Meters Registered
Passengers: 12
Ship History Data
Date/Name Ship 1941-02-00 EMPIRE TRUST
Manager: Thos. & Jno. Brocklebank, Glasgow, Great Britain
Owners: Ministry of (War) Transport, London, Great Britain
Homeport / Flag: Glasgow / Great Britain
Date/Name Ship 1942-03-09 REMBRANDT
Manager: Escombe McGrath & Co. Ltd, London, Great Britain
Owners: Staat der Nederlanden, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: London / Netherlands
Callsign: PGZW
Date/Name Ship 1945-10-01 REMBRANDT
Manager: N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Owners: Staat der Nederlanden, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: The Hague / Netherlands
Callsign: PGZW
Date/Name Ship 1947-02-00 AMERSKERK
Manager: N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Owners: N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: The Hague / Netherlands
Callsign: PCOV
Date/Name Ship 1947-08-00 RIJNKERK
Manager: N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Owners: N.V. Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij, The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: The Hague / Netherlands
Callsign: PHFU
Ship Events Data
1963-11-00: Final Fate:
Sold in autumn 1963 to Hongkong Rolling Mills Ltd., Hongkong for scrapping, which commenced on 9th November.
Remark: Here a photo with the name RIJNKERK on the bow: https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/536386/title/rijnkerk/cat/510