None of the shipyards which participated in the Dutch firm N.V. Nederlandsche Vereenigde Scheepsbouw Bureaux (NEVESBU) were in March 1958 interested in building 5-7 vessels for the Egyptian coast guard.(1) The riveted steel-built vessels would have a length of 34 metres, a speed of 18 knots and accommodation for 4 officers and 12 sailors. The request was sent forwards to the Cebosine (2) at The Hague, Netherlands.
Notes
1. Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) at Rotterdam, Kon.Mij. De Schelde (K.M.S.) at Vlissingen, Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (N.D.S.M.) at Amsterdam, Wilton-Fijnenoord at Schiedam and Werkspoor N.V. at Amsterdam.
2. Cebosine or the Centrale Bond van Scheepsbouwmeesters in Nederland, established in 1917.
Source
Archive Kon.Mij. De Schelde (Municipality Archive of Vlissingen, Netherlands) inventory number 214.1695.
