An item dated Enkhuizen 16 August reported the successful launching that day of the motor tug Ely E. at the shipyard Vooruit at Enkhuizen. Her dimensions were 15,50 x 3,80 x 1,80 (hold) metres and she was fitted out with a 2 cylinder 80hp Kromhout motor. Build for the Centrale Suiker Maatschappij of Amsterdam to be used by the Ely Beetsugar Factory of Ely, England.