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| Roy Thornton Collection Steel twin screw motor vessel, built and engined by Cockerill ’s of Hoboken in 1955 for the Belgian Marine Administration’s Ostend-Dover passenger service. Launched November 9th,1955.D i m e n s i o n s / T e c h n i c a l D a t a Registry - Ostend ID Number - 5298808 Length on deck - 114m (374 ft)(overall)108.56m (356.2 ft) (between perpendiculars) Breadth of hull - 15.9m (49.10 ft)(extreme) 14.23m (46.7 ft) (moulded) Depth - 7.3m (24.11 ft) (moulded) Draught - 4.45m (13 ft)(maximum) Tonnage - 3,388 gross, 3,794 1,513 net, 1,710 408 deadweight Engines - Two 12-cylinder Cockerill/Sulzer two-stroke single acting diesels. Power - 11190kW Speed - 22 knots Capacity - 1700 passengers (in holds) Call Sign - ORAL (@ 1974) Sister ships: KONINGIN ELIZABETH. REINE ASTRID.H i s t o r y / R e m a r k s November 9th 1955: Launched June 22nd 1956: Delivered to Regie voor Maritiem Transport, Oostende, Belgium.July 1956: Commenced service between Ostend and Dover.
Roy Thornton Collection 1968: English port became Folkestone.
Roy Thornton Collection November 1st 1971: Belgian Marine became the Belgian Maritime Transport Authority - Regie voor Maritiem Transport (RMT). 1973: Belgian Sealink livery 1975: Summer weekends and “specials” only. September 24th 1976: Laid up in reserve. March 2nd 1978: Sold to Najd Marine Corp., Panama March 10th 1978: Left for Piraeus to be rebuilt, Renamed NAJD. 1978: Commenced service between Jeddah - Aquaba - Port Suez. 1979: Registered to Najd Shipping Co., Saudi Arabia. 1980: Registered to Najd Trading & Constructions Est., Saudi Arabia. 1986: Renamed NAJD I. 1987: Broken up in Pakistan.
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