An item dated Rotterdam, Netherlands the 22nd reported the departure of the steam barge de Koophandel master A. van Bunningen towards Mannheim, Germany towed by the tug Mannheim No. 2.(1)
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1. A. Lentjes&T. de Wit. Geschiedenis van de Rijnsleepvaart, deel 1. Fraaie lijnen en brute kracht. Radersleepboten. De krachtpatsers van de Rijn. Owner Mannheimer Dampfschiffahrt AG, Mannheim. Paddle steam tug built in 1843 at the shipyard of Penn&Son, Greenwich, United Kingdom with as dimensions 57,55 x 13,15 (over sidewheels) x 1,45 metres. Horsepower 600 ihp. In 1881 modernized and finally broken up after decommissioning in 1900.
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1. A. Lentjes&T. de Wit. Geschiedenis van de Rijnsleepvaart, deel 1. Fraaie lijnen en brute kracht. Radersleepboten. De krachtpatsers van de Rijn. Owner Mannheimer Dampfschiffahrt AG, Mannheim. Paddle steam tug built in 1843 at the shipyard of Penn&Son, Greenwich, United Kingdom with as dimensions 57,55 x 13,15 (over sidewheels) x 1,45 metres. Horsepower 600 ihp. In 1881 modernized and finally broken up after decommissioning in 1900.
