Belgian tug President Lûdwig passed Vlissingen, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Vlissingse Courant dated Sunday 24 January 1892

Archive Machinefabriek en Ketelmakarij De Schelde 187-1938. Gemeentearchief Vlissingen toegang 506 inv.no. 1121 order no. 380 dated 1903. Open Cultuur Data Project

An item reported that in the last days the Belgian tug President Lûdwig passed.(1) She was build in England for the firm H. Herling &Co. of Antwerp and especially designed to serve at Antwerp as icebreaker and to be used for towing ships to all sea harbours. At the end of January or begin February was a second vessel of this kind to be launched.

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1. The Belgian Ships Archive 2011, 2e jaargang April-June supplied more details about this tug belonging to the Société de remorquage à hélice. She was iron build by the shipyard of Cook, Welton&Gemmel at Hull, England with yard number 85, gross tonnage 147 or 166 tons, a net tonnage of 36 tons, dimensions 39,36 x 6,71 x 3,45 metres or 116’0”x 22’0”x 11’4”, her engine supplied 68 nhp or 600 ihp allowing a speed of 10 knots. On 15 February 1918 wrecked and lost. The Dutch shipyard Kon. Mij De Schelde delivered on 31 March 1904 a boiler for the ship which was ordered on 15 September 1903 (order no. 380). Source Archive Kon. Mij. De Schelde 1875-1970 inv.nr. 555 (Gemeentearchief Vlissingen archive no. 214).