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Thursday, 26 September 2019

Dutch shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde at Vlissingen, Netherlands manufactured boiler for Dutch tug Secunda in 1910


In the order administration dated 15 September 1910 was the delivery of the boiler (building number 597) 10’0”x 9’4” with 2 fires for account of A.F. Volker, Sliedrecht, Netherlands to be placed in the tug Secunda described. Contracted price ƒ 6.000 to which ƒ 930 were added for extra labour. Real costs totally ƒ 6.967,50 (labour ƒ 2.231,43, expenses ƒ 1.540,07, travel cost ƒ 115,56, material ƒ 3.080, 44) resulting in a loss of ƒ 37,50.

Sources
Archive Kon. Mij. De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands 1875-1970 (Municipality Archive Vlissingen T.214.1218).
Archive Machinefabriek en Ketelmakerij 1875-1938 (Municipality Archive Vlissingen T.214.1944.