WESTERSCHELDE

Identification Data
Build: 1937
Classification Register: British Corporation Register of Shipping and Aircraft (BC)
IMO number: 5063095
Nat. Official Number: 5845 Z ROTT 1937
Category: Cargo vessel
Propulsion: Motor Vessel
Type: General Cargo
Type Deck: Raised quarter deck
Masts: Two masts
Material Hull: Steel
Decks: 1

Construction Data
Yard: De Haan & Oerlemans, Heusden, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Yard nr.: 201
Launch Date: 1937-06-09
Delivery Date: 1937-08-05

Technical Data
Engine Manufacturer: Humboldt-Deutz Motoren A.G., Cologne (Köln), Germany
Motor Type: Motor, Oil, 4-stroke single-acting
Number of Cylinders: 6
Power: 300
Power Unit: BHP (APK, RPK)
Eng. additional info: Deutz Type (280x450)
Speed in knots: 8
Number of screws: 1

Gross Tonnage: 342.00 Gross tonnage
Net Tonnage: 170.00 Net tonnage
Deadweight: 410.00 tonnes deadweight (1000 kg)
Grain: 21790 Cubic Feet
Bale: 20982 Cubic Feet

Length 1: 41.15 Meters Length overall (Loa)
Length 2: 35.26 Meters Length between perpendiculars (Lbp)
Beam: 7.37 Meters Breadth, moulded
Depth: 3.05 Meters Depth, moulded
Draught: 1.86 Meters Draught, maximum

Configuration Changes
Date: 1962-00-00
Type: Propulsion/engine changed
Omschrijving: New engine: 4tew 6 cyl 325 HP Caterpillar Type (137x165) 9 Kn.

Ship History Data
Date/Name Ship 1937-07-28 WESTERSCHELDE
Manager: Gerrit Joosse, Flushing, Zeeland, Netherlands
Owner: Gerrit Joosse, Flushing, Zeeland, Netherlands
Homeport / Flag: Flushing / Netherlands
Callsign: PINW

Date/Name Ship 1939-05-11 CARACAS
Manager: Soc. Anon. Transporte Maritimo Nacional, La Guaira, Venezuela
Owners: Soc. Anon. Transporte Maritimo Nacional, La Guaira, Venezuela
Homeport / Flag: La Guaira / Venezuela
Callsign: ZCTU

Date/Name Ship 1942-00-00 CARACAS
Manager: Cia. Lama de Vapores S.A., Panama, Panama R.P.
Owners: Cia. Lama de Vapores S.A., Panama, Panama R.P.
Homeport / Flag: Panama / Panama R.P.

Date/Name Ship 1947-00-00 CARACAS
Manager: West India Fruit & S.S. Co. Inc., Puerto Cortes, Honduras
Owners: West India Fruit & S.S. Co. Inc., Puerto Cortes, Honduras
Homeport / Flag: Puerto Cortes / Honduras

Date/Name Ship 1949-00-00 CARACAS
Manager: Escala & Navarro, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
Owners: Escala & Navarro, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
Homeport / Flag: Ciudad Bolivar / Venezuela

Date/Name Ship 1957-00-00 CARACAS
Manager: Escala & Navarro, Ciudad Bolivar, Venezuela
Owners: Escala & Navarro, La Guaira, Venezuela
Homeport / Flag: La Guaira / Venezuela

Date/Name Ship 1962-00-00 CARACAS
Manager: George Antony Navarro, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Owners: George Antony Navarro, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Homeport / Flag: Port of Spain / Trinidad & Tobago

Date/Name Ship 1969-00-00 CARACAS
Manager: A.T. van Sluytman, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Owner: A.T. van Sluytman, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Homeport / Flag: Port of Spain / Trinidad & Tobago

Ship Events Data
1996-00-00: Final Fate:
Deleted from LR since existence in doubt.