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~SHIPS~DORSET~ Images of the Month for March 2025 ~ 1of2 ~ ~ Douwent ~ at South Quay, Poole - February 2025
On the 18th February, the Liberian flagged Douwent arrived in Poole from Aalst - located on the River Dender 19 miles northwest of Brussels in Belgium. Her cargo of bricks was unloaded at South Quay where ~Ships~Dorset~ contributor Maksymilian Michalczewski captured these two super images on 18th February just before light stated to fade … Douwent departed on the 22nd for Amsterdam.
~SHIPS~DORSET~ Images of the Month for March 2025 ~ 2of2 ~ ~ Douwent ~ at South Quay, Poole - February 2025
Completed as “Torpe” in November 1987 by Ferus Smit, Westerbroek for Dutch owners, she went to H. Steenstra as “Douwe S” in 1993. In 2005 she was sold to D&H Freight Management, based in Newent, Gloucestershire and renamed “Douwent” and registered in the UK. She hoisted the Liberian flag in 2013 when her owners became Douwent Marine Ltd. and spent time on charter to Scotline of Romford. Now 37 years old - still going strong!
Key Dimensions for Douwent … Gross Tonnage = 1,311 …Length = 79m … Beam = 11m … Deadweight Tonnage = 1,996 … Hold Dimensions = L55m x B9.4m x D5.2m … Grain Capacity = 2,660 cu. m ... in service since 1987.
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