Dutch shipyard building tug for port authorities of Sierra Leone according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf dated 13 April 1971

An item reported that the Dutch shipyard Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek De Liesbos a subsidiary of the Ballast-Nedamgroup was ordered to built a seagoing tug of 2.200 hp for the port authorities of Freetown (Sierra Leone). She was to be built within 13 months with as costs 4.300.000 Dutch guilders.