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Friday, 26 April 2019

Dutch lugger Hillegonda (VL 178) in 1897

Owned by H. van der Burg, Vlaardingen, Netherlands, master Jan van der Ster. Met steam capstan.

Note
1. The Dutch newspaper Vlaardingsche courant dated 2 June reported her departure on 1 June for her 1st voyage.

Source
Department Foreign Affairs (National Archive, The Hague, Netherlands) A-files inventory number 234. Naamlijst der Nederlandsche Reederijen en Haringschepen, benevens de sloepen, welke de kabeljauwvisscherij in de Noordzee uitoefenen; published by Dorsman&Odé, Vlaardingen, 1987.