In this postcard there were several ships in the area of the shipyard Tomás Ruiz de Velasco, at Erandio (Vizcaya). On the right, the Proa Europa, owned by Naviera Proa, alongside her were the Paraguayan vessels Rio Apa and Olimpo built for the Flota Mercante del Estado. Next to them is seen, in the background steaming up the river, the hopper Benedicta, owned by Altos Hornos de Vizcaya. Seen from the stern, steaming down the river, was the Barredos, owned by Sociedad Metalúrgica Duro Felguera. And finally, berthed at the wharves of Altos Hornos de Vizcaya, the barge Dicido, also owned by Altos Hornos de Vizcaya.

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1961
Dead weight	2,760	MT
Gross register	1,686	GRT
Lenght	74.5	mtr
Breadth	11.8	mtr
Depth	7.0	mtr
Propulsion	MTM - B&W 835VTBF62
Power	2.240	H.P.
Speed	14	knots
Sunk	18/08/1964 -- 45º48'N-07º00'W

Shipyard / Year	Tomás Ruiz de Velasco / 1961
Dead weight	1,023	MT
Gross register	1,087	GRT
Lenght	73.8	mtr
Breadth	12.0	mtr
Depth	3.9	mtr
Propulsion	MWM TbRh348SU
Power	900	H.P.
Speed	9	knots
Only for river trade from Asunción to Montevideo

Shipyard / Year	S.E.C.N. - Sestao / 1955
Dead weight	1,668	MT
Gross register	992	GRT
Lenght	62.7	mtr
Breadth	11.0	mtr
Depth	5.2	mtr
Propulsion	Reciprocating triple expansion
Power	1,000	H.P.
1974 - Converted to cargo ship and changed
the steam machine to engine Caterpillar D399SCAC

Shipyard / Year	S.M. Duro Felguera / 1953
Dead weight	330	MT
Gross register	310	GRT
Lenght	39.0	mtr
Breadth	7.4	mtr
Depth	3.0	mtr
Propulsion	Barreras - Werkspoor TMFS-266
Power	330	H.P.
Lost	1979

Shipyard / Year	S.E.C.N. - Sestao / 1948
Dead weight	2,066	MT
Gross register	1,142	GRT
Lenght	60.1	mtr
Breadth	9.9	mtr
Depth	6.0	mtr
Donkey boiler for maneouvers:
Coal consumption	5	MT/day
Bought	1947
Sold	1970	to
Unión de Estibadores - Bilbao

At Asunción on the background was the Olimpo, almost covered by a river ship berthed alongside her.

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