straat towa - Varen Is Fijner

WELCOME
"STRAAT TOWA"
"This Owl Watches Ahead" is the mnemonic of the
Towa, the 11,000 d .w.t. vessel which Royal Interocean
Lines have recently purchased from Messrs. N.V.
Maatschappij Vrachtvaart.
m.v. Towa was built in 1957 by P. Smit Jr .. Rotterdam.
She then entered the services ol the N.V. Havenlijn
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operating between Bremen, Hamburg, Antwerp end
Rotterdam and ports on the East Coast ol South
America.
Her appearance is cha raderized by a well-raked bow,
streamlined amidships deckhouse end 3 masts. The
engine room is situated amiclships, end the vessel hes 2
continuous decks with a third deck fitted in the Nos. I,
2 and 3 holds.
The Towa has 5 cargo holds served by 5 hatchways,
with lour deep tanks in No. 3 hold. All cargo holds
are fitted for the carriage of grein ca rg o end all are
mechanically ventilated.
She is equipped with 19 derricks - +welve 6-ton derricks,
six I S-ton derricks end one heavy derrick with a hoisting
capacity ol 65 tons. The latter is litted to the loremast
and serves No. 2 hold. The derricks are served by
electric cargo winches.
There is accommodation for 12 passengers end all
accommodation, both for passengers, officers and crew ,
is fully air-conditioned.
m.v. Towa is powered by an 8-cylinder B. & W. engine
(type 874 VTBF-160). The maximum continuous output
ol the ma in engine is 10,000 s.h.p. at I 15 r.p.m .. which
gives the ship a speed ol 17 knots. Eleclricity lor power
and lighting is supplied by lour generator sets, each
consisting ol 5-cylinder. 4-slroke B. & W. engines (type
25 MTHUO - 250 HP) coupled to Thrige generators
supplying 165 KW O.C. at 220 volts.
It has been decided to rename the vessel 'Straat Towa',
in keepjng with the Company's policy of naming ships
af ter Straits in the area served by RIL vessels. T owa is
a small island in the Indonesian Archipelago near Ceram.
Her principal particulars are as follows:
L.O.A. -489'-9*,' 149.281 M.
L.B.P. -455'-0" 138.681 M.
Breadth - 63'-0" 19.202 M.
Depth to shelterdeck- 39'-10" 12.141 M.
Balespace - 591.291 cu. ft.
Deadweight at
Summerdraught - (27' -6t") - I 1,030 T @ 1016 kg.
Fuel Capacity - 1629.1 M' = 1394.2 tons (S.G. 0.87)
Gross Tonnage 6854.46 R.Ts.
Nett Tonnage 3769.62 R.Ts.