Identification Data
Year built: 1933
Classification Register: Bureau Veritas (BV)
Nat. Official Number: 69 Z APPING 1933
Category: Cargo vessel
Propulsion: Motor Vessel
Type: General Cargo
Type Deck: Flush deck
Masts: Two masts
Rig: 2 derricks
Material Hull: Steel
Decks: 1

Construction Data
Shipbuilder: Firma Gebr. Niestern & Co., Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands
Yardnumber: 192
Launch Date: 1933-05-24
Delivery Date: 1933-06-29

Technical Data
Engine Manufacturer: N.V. Appingedammer Bronsmotorenfabriek, Appingedam, Groningen, Netherlands
Engine Type: Motor, Oil, 2-stroke single-acting
Number of Cylinders: 4
Power: 200
Power Unit: BHP (APK, RPK)
Eng. additional info: Brons Nr. 5258 Type T (240x360)
Speed in knots: 8
Number of screws: 1

Gross Tonnage: 258.00 Gross tonnage
Net Tonnage: 150.00 Net tonnage
Deadweight: 353.00 tonnes deadweight (1000 kg)
Grain: 17764 lasts

Length 1: 39.55 Meters Length overall (Loa)
Length 2: 37.72 Meters Length between perpendiculars (Lbp)
Beam: 7.19 Meters Breadth, moulded
Depth: 2.80 Meters Depth, moulded

Configuration Changes
Datum 1936-05-00
Type: Lengthened
Description: Lengthened by 6 m and rebuilt at the yard Niestern, Delfzijl. Grt 319 Nrt 204 Dwt 460. Ll 43,76 B 7,19 H 3,20. Grain 23100 Bale 21400.

Datum 1948-00-00
Type: Propulsion/engine changed
Description: Deepened and new engine (1940): 6 cyl 4t ew 300 HP Industrie Type (280x400) 9 Kn. GRT 360, NRT 218, TDW 535.

Ship History Data
Date/Name Ship 1933-06-29 RANSEL
Manager: E. Wagenborg's Scheepvaart- & Expeditiebedrijf N.V., Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands
Owner: Jannes Teerling, Delfzijl, Groningen, Netherlands
omeport / Flag: Delfzijl / Netherlands
Callsign: PGYP

Date/Name Ship 1937-11-16 SERVUS
Manager: W.H. James & Co's Scheepvaart- en Handelmaatschappij N.V., Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Owners: Roelof Buisman, Jetze Fokke de Groot and Hermanus van den Broek (Rotterdam), Zwartsluis, Overijssel, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: Zwartsluis / Netherlands
Callsign: PGYP
Additional info: Each for 1/3.

Date/Name Ship 1938-05-13 SERVUS
Manager: W.H. James & Co's Scheepvaart- en Handelmaatschappij N.V., Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Owners: N.V. Motorschip Servus, Zwartsluis, Overijssel, Netherlands
Shareholder: Wed. R. Buisman-Groot, Jetze Fokke de Groot en Hermanus van den Broek (Rotterdam)
Homeport / Flag: Zwartsluis / Netherlands
Callsign: PGYP
Additional info: Call sign 1945: PHLV

Date/Name Ship 1956-09-25 SERVUS
Manager: W.B.W. Lyle, Leith, Great Britain
Eigenaar: Enid Shipping Co. Ltd., Leith, Great Britain
Homeport / Flag: Leith / Great Britain

1959-12-07: Final fate: During a gale abandoned & wrecked near Dunbeath Castle, Caithness on the 7th December 1959.