Belgian tug l’Avenir built in the Netherlands in 1909 according to the Dutch magazine Scheepvaart dated 31 December 1909

A list of the ships launched in 1909 reported the Belgian tug l’Avenir of 240 ihp horsepower of tons built by shipyard de Hoop, Gebr. Boot, Leiderdorp, Netherlands for account of J. Janssens, Antwerp, Belgium.