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Sunday 25 June 2023

Dutch cargo ship Dordrecht 1922-1925 (Romø 1925-1928, Karibia 1928-1929, Zulia 1929-1935, Rita 1935-1954, Brasilmar 1954-1964)

Maritiem Museum Rotterdam 22 September 2022

Detail of the Panorama Burgerhout, painted by Adolf Bock (5 August 1890 Berlin, Germany-13 January 1968 Helsingborg, Sweden) in 1928 for account of Burgerhout’s Machinefabriek en Scheepswerf N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Delivered by Burgerhout’s Machinefabriek en Scheepswerf N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands with yard number 67 for account of Phs. Van Ommeren shipping, Rotterdam (manager and N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij De Maas, Rotterdam (owner) in October 1922, sold to Jens Petersen, Haderslev, Denmark and renamed Romø on 25 March 1925, sold to H.C.. Horn, Hamburg, Germany and renamed Karibia on 5 October 1928, renamed Zulia on 1 August 1929, sold to Rederi A/S Rita, manager Odd Godager, both at Oslo, Norway amd renamed Rita on 28 October 1935, sold to Rederiet Beseggen A/S, Oslo in October 1936, sold to Honduras Shipping Co., Puerto Cortes, Honduras in January 1946, sold to Lloyd Panamericano, Puerto Cortes, Honduras, manager Sasso, Bottici Cia., Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1953. sold to Navegacao Continental Ltda., Santos, Brazil in 1953, renamed Brasilmar in 1954 and sunk on 8 June 1964 after she grounded off Gerapaba, Brazil. Gross tonnage 1,748 tons, net tonnage 946 tons, deadweight 2,650 tons, grain capacity 136,000 cubic feet, bale capacity 128,000 cubic feet and as dimensions 76.25 (between perpendiculars)-79.53 (over all) x 12.48 x 5.89 x 4.880 metres. 


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