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Thursday, 11 July 2013

Swedish tug Thor built at Hoogezand, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 15 September 1916

An item reported that the tug Thor built by the firm Boon, Molema en De Cock at Hoogezand, Netherlands performed well during her trial on the Eems and was sold to Sweden. Fitted out with a 175 ihp engine. Another Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad dated the 23rd reported what happened netx with her. Swedish flagged and with a Swedish crew on board passed she the 19th the so-called Oost-Friesche gaatje underway Emden with as destination Gefle. The 21st was she halted by the German guard ship on the Eems and brought to Emden.