An
item reported that the same afternoon at slip No. 3 at the shipyard of the
Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij the twin screw hopper clay suction
dredger Gouverneur Generaal Luenburg was launched built under supervision of
Bureau Veritas. Her building was ordered by the shipyard Conrad at Haarlem for C. de Groot
Azn. at Gorinchem. She was to be used for dredging in the harbour works of
Macassar to a depth of 22
metres. Her dimensions were 66 x 11,5 x circa 5 and a
hold of 6,5 metres.
Fitted out with 2 triple expansion engines of 500 ihp.
