Dutch floating sheer leg Simson built according to the Dutch newspaper Nieuwsblad voor Gorinchem en omstreken dated 18 October 1957

An item reported that the shipyard of J.&K. Smit’s Scheepswerven at Kinderdijk received from the Dutch firm N.V. W.A. tak’s Bergingsbedrijf at Rotterdam the order to built the floating sheer leg Simson with a lift capacity of 250 tons for the head hoists at a lift height of 34 metres and a range of 8 metres. Another Dutch shipyard Scheepsbouwwerf De Hoop at Hardinxveld was to built the necessary pontoon with as dimensions 36,5 x 17,6 x 3,25 [hold]metres. F. Kloos&Zonen’s Werkplaarsen at Kinderdijk would manufacture the legs and J.&K. Smit the winches and which firm was responsible for the assembly. The edition  dated 15 August 1958 reported her launching and that she was baptized by Mrs. M. Leis-Lolkus. She was of similar design to the Kolossus although with improved capacities.