According to stormy weather was the Surinamerivier with on board 7 men still not departed towards Surinam. Her master was J.F. Weissmuller (1). Her hull was fire red painted and she measured 102,7 BRT and 41 NRT. The voyage towards Surinam was to last 60 days in favourable weather conditions while she had for about 3 months victuals and water on bard. She was built at the yard of Conrad at Haarlem for account of the department of navy while supervised by the department of colonies. Wijsmuller was ordered to disassemble her as lightship and to rig her as a sailing vessel at Amsterdam and to sail to the Dutch West Indies where she was assembled as a lightship again. Wijsmuller told the journalists that in the last 5 years he specified in bringing ships to their new destinations/owners and all ready sailed 3 times to South America, 2 times to the Far East and several times to Copenhagen and St. Petersburg and other Baltic Sea ports. The tug Wilson was to tow her to Ouessant and from there she sailed on their own to Surinam. The edition dated 4 March reported that she left on 3 March Amsterdam towed by the tug Simson.
Another Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag dated Wednesday 22 February said that the departure was planned on Tuesday nut that the Meteorological Institute advices to wait. On board in that moment were J.Ed. Verbrugh director of the technical office of the department of colonies and C.G. Corporaal referendary of the same department which decided to go home while the departure was delayed. Some officials of the customs service who came on board gave no permission to depart while a certificate of seaworthiness was missing. The office responsible for executing the Shipping Act at The Hague supplied satisfying information and she was all ready towed out of the harbour by the tug Assistant when it was decided to postpone the voyage.
In the Dutch magazine De Prins dated 1911 page 19 was a photo of the ship for her departure published. According to the magazine were her dimensions 22 x 6,80 x 3,14 (height) metres.
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1. The founder of an independent tug and salvage company situated at IJmuiden. He brought for instance the Argentinean tug MOP 222B in 1906-1907 to Argentina. See also the publication Nico J. Ouwehand. 100 jaar Wijsmuller. Van uitbrengreizen in 1906 tot samenvoeging met Svitzer. Lanasta, 2006. Johannes Franciscus Weissmuller (Amsterdam 22-9-1876-Baarn 25 February 1923). According to this publication he left Ijmuiden on 27 February 1911 arriving on 6 April at Paramaribo, Surinam.
Another Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag dated Wednesday 22 February said that the departure was planned on Tuesday nut that the Meteorological Institute advices to wait. On board in that moment were J.Ed. Verbrugh director of the technical office of the department of colonies and C.G. Corporaal referendary of the same department which decided to go home while the departure was delayed. Some officials of the customs service who came on board gave no permission to depart while a certificate of seaworthiness was missing. The office responsible for executing the Shipping Act at The Hague supplied satisfying information and she was all ready towed out of the harbour by the tug Assistant when it was decided to postpone the voyage.
In the Dutch magazine De Prins dated 1911 page 19 was a photo of the ship for her departure published. According to the magazine were her dimensions 22 x 6,80 x 3,14 (height) metres.
Note
1. The founder of an independent tug and salvage company situated at IJmuiden. He brought for instance the Argentinean tug MOP 222B in 1906-1907 to Argentina. See also the publication Nico J. Ouwehand. 100 jaar Wijsmuller. Van uitbrengreizen in 1906 tot samenvoeging met Svitzer. Lanasta, 2006. Johannes Franciscus Weissmuller (Amsterdam 22-9-1876-Baarn 25 February 1923). According to this publication he left Ijmuiden on 27 February 1911 arriving on 6 April at Paramaribo, Surinam.
