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Saturday, 16 January 2021

German screw steam tug Johanna Wagner III 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 German screw steam tug Johanna Wagner III of 60 tons built by Huiskens&van Dijk, Dordrecht, Netherlands for account of Gebr. Wagner, Mainz-Karstel, Germany.(1)

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1. The Dutch newspaper De Dordrechtse Courant dated 26 April 1909 reported that she was laid down that day after the launching of the Belgian tug President van de  Weijgaert. Built of steel. The edition dated 17 August 1909 reported her launching on Saturday 14th. The 240 ihp steam engine and boiler were also manufactured by the shipyard. Now called Johann Wagner III. W.A.A. Suykerbuyk. Huiskens&Van Dijk, Lekko January 1985, dimensions 26,00 x 5,55 x 1,70 metres, converted into a 520 ehp MAN motor tug.

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