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Monday, 27 January 2014

Dutch tug (ex-Maashaven 1915-1946, Magda 1953-1954, Spes 1954-1993) Maashaven 1993-

Inner harbour of Rotterdam, Netherlands 12 January 2014

Rotterdam, Netherlands 13 October 2010, fitted out with an ice breaking shoe

Built in 1915 at the shipyard Machinefabriek- en Scheepswerf van P. Smit Jr., Rotterdam, Netherlands with yard number 262 for account of the N.V. Nederlandsche Stoomsleepdienst v/h P. Smit Jr. Dimensions 12,05 x 3,31 x 1,78 x 1,8 (hold) metres. Since 20 March 1944 as the Maashaven in service of the Wehrmacht, Germany. Since June 1645 as the Maashaven of the CV Ned. Stoomsleepdienst v/h P. Smit Jr., since 25 March 1953 as the Magda owned by Wed. A. Huisman-Grevelink, Rotterdam, 13 January 1954 as Spes of G. Huisman, Kampen, 2 March 1979 as Spes of W.Krikke, Heereneveen, 1988 as Spes of W.Th. Bijl, Rotterdam, 1993 renamed Maashaven of N. Hogeland, Rotterdam, 11 December 1995 St. Behoud Sleepbot Maashaven, Rotterdam and since 2 September 1998 of the Syichting Buitenmusuem Leuvehaven. Rotterdam.