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Thursday 19 February 2015

Dutch tugs Stad Arnhem, Fiat Voluntas and Eva Sophie built at Delfshaven, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Schiedamsche Courant dated Wednesday 18 March 1885

An item reported that the Saturday before at the shipyard of B. Wilton, Delfshaven, Netherlands the screw steam tug Stad Arnhem was launched for account of the Geldersche stoomsleepbootmaatschappij, Arnhem, Netherlands. Afterwards were the keels laid down of two screw steam tugs, one for account of J. Visscher, Schiedam, Netherlands and one for P.W. Hulsman, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Both tugs were to be used for the towage on the Rhine and were sister ships of the in October 1884 delivered steam tug Fiat Voluntas. Further more was lying ready for delivery the tug Eva Sophie, built for account of H. Hannes, Homberg am Rhein, German. Machines en boilers were also manufactured at the shipyard.