Thanks asnyk, re the UTRECHT photo and others you were most helpful and your info very informative, Thanks and regards

Emmanuel, originally had these ships capacity of 12 passengers. Rgds.

Thanks David, I have another question,did she carry passengers as well ? she looks like she has a big superstructure for a cargoship,bearing in mind that in those days ships used to have a larger crew than today ship with all their automation.Thanks and regards.

@asnyk: Listed as Rotterdam Lloyd from the beginning
http://www.marhisdata.nl/main.php?to_page=schip&id=6835
Interestingly in this photo she has the diamond version of the NLL logo of Nedlloyd Lines, the joint service with Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland (Netherland Line), introduced in 1963.

In the other photo on site may be a very late as she has the orange-banded funnel that was adopted by Royal Nedlloyd when the big merger happened in 1970, coming from United Netherlands (VNS) - or perhaps earlier on charter to VNS.
http://www.shipspotting.com/gallery/photo.php?lid=1738272

Thanks David, the cowls on the forward poste are facing aft, usually to force air down they should be facing forward so that the speed of the vessel forces air down these cowls when the ship is in motion.Thanks Dave and best regards.

My guess is that the holds were equipped forced air-changing for cargoes that needed to be ventilated; the forward ones are probably just normal ventilation for the forepeak and other bow spaces.

Apologies for typing "C2" below - it's "C3" of course.
IMO 5374949
The last of this batch were scrapped in 1972 (UTRECHT in 1971)

Thanks asnyk,about the ULTRECHT and her sisters? ,are there any of them still afloat and sailing? and what about IMO for her?
Thanks and regards.

Hi David, these type designs looked like they were massive ships for their days.Incidentally on the vast number of Sampson posts can be seen electric fans to ventilate the cargo holds but the forward pair have cowls and are facing aft.care to comment about them.Thanks and regards.

Hi Emmanuel. Yes, it was still a Dutch ships and in this series include Radja, Rondo and Rotti. Utrecht was originally built for the company United Netherlands. Sun SB it is a shipyard in Chester, USA. C3 standard ships were built in many variants and shipyards in the United States. Rgds.

@asnyk: 10, I think, Sun Shipbuilding Co Yd 551-560
Limburg, Noord-Brabant/Radja, Overijsel, Drenthe/Roepat, Friesland/Abbekerk, Groningen/Andijk/Andyk/Aurora, Gelderland/Rondo, Zeeland, Holland/Rotti, Utrecht.

@Emmanuel: Sun Shipbuilding, Chester PA, USA. at the end of WW2 more than a dozen contracts for T2 tankers were cancelled, giving the Netherlands Government an opportunity to advance the necessary replacement of cargo liner tonnage with this set of C2-type 7900grt 12000dwt vessels (replacement needs were considerable and immediately post-war Dutch shipbuilding was only at the recovery stage. Sun had built 8 of the C3 design for the US Maritime commission in 1940-1.

So is the UTRECHT a Dutch vessel,asnyk? And is Sun SB also a Dutch shipbuilder? Still thanks and regards.

This is one of six sister ships C3 type - Abbekerk, Andyk, Limburg, Overijsl, Utrecht and Zeeland. Built in 1946 by Sun SB, 8300gt.