Netherland
Line MS Willem Ruys
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Part One - MS Willem Ruys
Photo
Album - Page Two Other or Tourist Class
This page features many photographs of
the unique Liner Willem Ruys, which later became the ill-fated Achille Lauro.
Photographs on this page are from two
different areas. 1; as built and 2; some photos may be from after she had her
1958/59 refit and exterior facelift at the Wilton-Fijenoord shipyard.
This saw her decks extended far aft and had additional windows added aft of her
lifeboats part of it being a Wintergarden for Tourist Class as well as a glass
enclosed promenade deck! In addition her funnels were heightened. Photographs
may well be from her Second and Third classes, or Tourist class after her 1959
refit!
Above & below: Two views of the Main Lounge (Social Hall) looking forward &
aft
Above &
below: Two views of the Verandah Caf?, the bar was
located aft
Above &
below: the Smoking Room and its traditional Bar
This is the Wintergarden that was installed in 1958/59 during the
ships refit and a wonderful addition indeed to Tourist Class!
The Tourist Dining
Room was most pleasant and like in First Class, soft music would be played
during the evening meals
A long passageway
to inside and outside cabins
An outside twin
bedded cabin, which can also be used as a three or a four
berth cabin
The MS Willem
Ruys is seen departing Wellington New Zealand
for the final time in November 1964
For when she
arrived home in December she was out of service and in January 1965 sold to
Lauro Lines
Who rebuilt her to
become the ultra modern looking MS Achille Lauro! Her story will continue in
Part Two!
The MS Achille
Lauro is seen in Tilbury UK
It is often said that the Achille Lauro was an
unlucky ship and sadly this was indeed the case, but not when this great ship
was the Dutch liner the MS Willem Ruys. Considering, her building commenced prior
to the World War II and she remained on the stocks throughout the war, yet she
survived all the massive bombardments in and around Rotterdam and over the
harbour!
But sadly, her fortunes changed almost from
the day she became the Achille Lauro for even when she was being rebuilt, a
massive fire broke out, which halted her rebuilding for some time. In addition
a fire also broke out on the other Dutch ship purchased, the Netherlands Lines
MS Oranje that was also being rebuilt to become the MS Angelina Lauro. Like the
Achille Lauro, later the Angelina Lauro was also completely
destroyed by fire.
A tragic fire ended
the distinguished career of a grand liner that was once the MS Willem Ruys
How wonderful to
remember the Willem Ruys being berthed at her regular home berth,
“Lloydkade” Rotterdam
in 1952
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MS Willem Ruys / MS Achille Lauro - INDEX:
MS Willem Ruys: ? Part One.
Photo
Page One: ???? First Class.
Photo
Page Two:????? Tourist
Class.
Page
Three:???????????? Brochures.
Achille
Lauro:??????? Part Two.
Page
Two:?????????????? Deck Plans.
Page Three:???????????? Brochures.
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Also
Read:???????????? MS Oranje / Angelina Lauro - Netherland Line.
.???? “????????????????????? MS
Johan van Oldenbarnevelt -
Netherland Line.
. ????“????????????????????? MS Sibajak - Royal Rotterdam
Lloyd.
“Blue
Water Liners sailing to the distant shores.
I watched them come, I watched them go and I watched
them die.”
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