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Wednesday 31 July 2013

Successful trial of Moroccan dredger Adolphe Delande according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf dated 6 September 1937

An item reported the successful trail on the 4th of the sand suction hopper dredger Adolphe Delande. She was built by the shipyard N.V. L. Smit&Zoons Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw at Kinderdijk, Netherlands for account of the harbour board of Safi (Morocco). Fitted out with a d350 ihp steam engine. Load capacity 400 cubic metres. Dimensions 49 x 8,60 x 4,55 (hold) metres.