According to the order administration page 89 dated December 1894 delivered the shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde at Vlissingen, Netherlands the water tube boiler no. 220 (type Bleckenden) 9’1½“x 4’5” and 200 lbs steam to the shipping company of Arie Smit at Slikkerveer to be placed in the tug Orion. The contracted price was ƒ 6,500 but the order proved to be a huge failure. The real costs were ƒ 7.930,00 (materials ƒ 4.713,45+labour ƒ 2.106,87+60% expenses ƒ 1.209,68) causing a loss of ƒ 14.30 for the shipyard. According to a further explanation were also around ƒ 4.000 spent for testing the boiler.
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Archive shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde at Vlissingen, Netherlands 1875-1970 block 214 inv.no. 1216.
