L: 37 inches x W: 7 inches x H: 12 inches

MS Willem Ruys was completed in late 1947. At that time, the Rotterdamsche Lloyd had been granted a royal prefix in honour of its services during the war. MS Willem Ruys featured a superstructure very different from other liners of that era; MS Willem Ruys pioneered low-slung aluminium lifeboats, within the upper-works’ flanks. The next…