Dutch tugs Jacob van Heemskerk, Willem Barendsz, Brabant and Gelderland transferred to another Dutch company according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 28 July 1927

An item reported the sale of the seaworthy tugs Jacob van Heemskerk (1.100 ihp), Willem Barendsz (1.00 ihp), Brabant (1.000 ihp) and Gelderland (1.000 ihp) built respectively in 1921, 1921, 1920 and 1921 by Bureau Wijsmuller, IJmuiden, Netherlands to L. Smit&Co.’s Internationale Sleepdienst, Rotterdam, Netherlands.