Gent, Belgium 10 November 2016
Gross register tonnage 233 tons, displacement 410 tons and as dimensions 40,5o (maximum) x 7,96 (maximum) x 3,76 x 2,65 (medium draught) metres. Originally fitted out with 1-480ehp Bolnes engine and a speed of 11,1 knots. Laid down by the Rijkswerf Willemsoord, Den Helder with yard number 85 on 6 January 1968, launched on 5 October 1968 and handed over as the Vlissingen to the Loodswezen, Den Helder/Betonningsdienst Rijksloodswezen. Call sign PAGV, pennant A 815 and stationed at Den Helder since 5 May 1969 and since 3 May 1973 at Vlissingen, Netherlands, since 1980 of Directoraat Generaal Scheepvaart&Maritieme Zaken (DGSM). Decommissioned and laid up in March 1994. Sold to Belgium keeping her name on 31 December 1994. Departed on 19 September 1995 from Vlissingen towards Oostende, Belgium to be rebuilt. First called Doel 2 and later Dijle. Belgium-flagged. homeport Antwerp, Belgium and ENI 06105067. Sold in 2019 to the Zeekadetcorps Lelystad, Netherlands and renamed Port of Lelystad on Saturday 7 September 2019.
