In
1950 sent the Dutch shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde at Vlissingen
in behalf of her subsidiary N.V. Bijker’s Aannemingsbedrijf at Gorinchem,
Netherlands a bid to the
firm Machino-Import at Moscow,
Russia for the
building of 2 salvage tugs. The order was however never obtained.
The
dimensions were 51,00 (between perpendiculars)-57,60 (over all) x 9,30 (on load
waterline)-9,50 (moulded) x 4,40 (mean draught in seawater with 260 tons
deadweight) around 5,40 (moulded depth) metres. Camber of maindeck 19cm.
Deadweight with maximum load 260 tons of 1.000 kilo. The
contracted trial speed was with 260 tons deadweight and 1.800 bhp in dewater of
around 1,025 specified gravity to between 14 and 14,5 knots.
Building
costs for one tug excluded navigation instruments and salvage inventory with
the restriction that at least two tugs were built according to specifications
of the bid.
With
1.800 bhp normal propeller ƒ 2.448.000,00.
With
1.800 bhp reversible propeller ƒ 2.501.000,00.
With
2.400 bhp normal propeller ƒ 2.742.000,00.
With
2.400 bhp reversible propeller ƒ 2.799,000,00.
With
3.300 bhp normal propeller ƒ 3.109.000,00.
With
3.300 bhp reversible propeller ƒ 3.169.000,00.
If
the order was received on short term was the first delivery in 24 months
followed by the second tug 5 months later.
In
1999 were the tugs Nadbor (yardnumber 266), Chwalistaw (yardnumber 265) and Zbyszko
(yardnumber 264) built for Poland
while Russia bought the
floating sheerleg Walcheren in the same
period. After 1954 built the Dutch shipyard a number of cargo ships and fish
plants for Russia.
Source
Archive
Kon.Mij. De Schelde 1875-1970 (Towns Archive Vlissingen, Netherlands T214)
inventory number 1658.
