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Saturday 31 December 2016

Former Dutch merchant training ship Pollux 1940-

Het IJ, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 5 October 2016

Launched as a replica of a Dutch 3-mast bark around 1850 at the shipyard of rederij Verschure, Amsterdam on 9 September 1940. Commissioned in January 1941 as training ship for the Matrozen Instituut what became the Lagere Zeevaartschool until December 1990. Between 1940-1984 berthed in the Oosterdok. Sold to Amstel Botel owners in 2014, overhauled at Scheepswerf Brouwe, Zaandam, Netherlands 8 January-25 March 1915 and since then used as floating restaurant. Designed by E. van Dieren at Rotterdam, Netherlands. Building started in April 1940. Commissioned on Saturday 4 January 1941.