No.740 Willem Ruys launched in 1946

Posted on June 6, 2023 by donships

23,629grt for Rotterdamsche Lloyd by De Schelde, Vlissingen

Achille Lauro 1965 Flotta Lauro

Fire, sank Indian Ocean 1994

Named after the grandson of the owner of Rotterdamsche Lloyd, who was killed in the war

Willem Ruys in Aden

Malta Christmas 1973 My photo

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1 Response to No.740 Willem Ruys launched in 1946

  1. B. van der Kooij's avatar B. van der Kooij says:
    August 17, 2024 at 8:50 am

    My father finished the ship in Vlissingen and sailed on the Willem Ruys. Was a shipwright. I have the original cross-section of the ship in my office.

    B. van der Kooij

    Netherlands

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