An announcement reported that the hull of the former iron paddle steamship Voorne en Putten was for sale. She was lying at the factory of Christie en Nolet at Delfshaven and very well suited to be used as a lighter. The dimenions were 27,45 x 3,66 x 1,65 metres . For more details could be asked at the board of the Zuidhollandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij of Brielle.