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Saturday, 31 January 2015

Dutch tug Hudson 1939-1962 (Ebro 1962-1965, Johan-Dirk 1965-1977, Elisabeth 1977-1989) Hudson 1989-

Inner harbour Maassluis, Netherlands 31 January 2015

Callsign PEUJ. Launched at the shipyard of machinefabriek en Scheepswerf P. Smit Jr., Rotterdam for account of the N.V. L. Smit Co’s Internationale Sleepdienst on 28 June 1939. Building costs 135.000 US dollars. Dimensions 37,5 x 7,40 metres. Renamed Ebro in 1962. Sold to the fishing company D. de Jager, Stellendam in 1963. Renamed Johan-Dirk in 1965 and Elisabeth in 1977. Her engine was removed and she was converted into a plant for producing ice [snow cone] used in the fishery to keep the fish in good condition. In 1989 sold to be broken up while she was no longer needed for producing ice caused by new methods. However she was bought, restored and nowadays a museum ship.