An item reported that on 28 December the hopper Meusa
left Rotterdam, Netherlands towards Valparaiso, Chile. She was built for the Chilean
government at the shipyard of the firm A.F. Smulders at Rotterdam under supervision of professor
Dijkhoorn of Delft. Her carrying capacity was 425 ton. Within some weeks was
she to be followed by the dredger Holanda. On 24 December was at the shipyard
at Slikkerveer the seaworthy steam hopper met suction device called Rhin
launched and which was to depart in February 1902 towards Chile.(1)
Note
1. The edition dated 21
September mentioned that on 17 September the hull of seaworthy dredger was
launched for account of the Chilean government with as dimensions 43,1 x 7,5 x
3,2 (hold) metres. She was to be used for the harbour works at Valparaiso. Immediately afterwards was the
keel laid down for a large seaworthy twin screw hopper dredger for the harbour
works at Montevideo.
