German tug icebreaker Strandquia 1884-

Drawing boiler. Archive Machinefabriek en Ketelmakerij no. 551. Original link

Built of iron and to be used on the River the Elbe. Also used for a ferry service on the same river. Her building was ordered by P. Gall at Hamburg on 30 June 1884 and to be delivered before 1 December the same year. Her keel was laid down on 15 August at the shipyard of the Kon. Mij. De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands with yard number 44, in the thrushes on 6 September, plating fitted on 25 October, launched on 17 November, trial while berthed on 22 November, official trials on the 25th, delivered the 26th and the 27th departed via inland waterways via Delfzijl to Cuxhaven. Contracted building costs ƒ 14.750. Fitted out with one vertical high pressure engine (No. 57) and one boiler (no. 83) supplying 100 ihp (projected)-80hp (trial) allowing with a draught of 6’and 200 rpm a speed of 8,15 (trial) miles. Displacement 38 tons and as dimensions 39’5” (between perpendiculars) x 13’2” x 5’6” and hold of 8’6” or 12 x 4 x ? and a hold of 2,60 metres.

Source

Order administration of the Dutch shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde at Flushing (Municipality Archive at Flushing).

Thanks to Michael (www.binnerschifferforum.de) I got more details about her fate. She was used as harbour vessel at Hamburg, Germany by the private fery lease holder P. Gall. Her new owner in 1888 was rhe Hadag, followed by H. Bögel, Hamburg in 1897, H.Sötje, Hambrug in 1912 and renamed O’Swald, J. Blankau, Hamburg in 19134 and renamed Julius, in 1931 H. Pieper&Cons., Hamburg and finally in 1932 W. Wegner, Altenwerdeer, Germany and in July 1934 broken up.