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Thursday, 5 November 2015

Dutch steam tug (ex-Finland 1918-1931, Arabe 1931-1936, Finland 1936-1949, Hercules 1949-1965, Delfshaven 1965-1976) Finland 1976-


Harbour Rotterdam, Netherlands 20 October 2008

Netherlands-flagged, ENI 02002606. Casco with yard number 79 built at the shipyard De Groot&van Vliet, Slikkerveer, Netherlands in 1919 and completed with yard number 313 at the shipyard of P. Smit, Rotterdam, Netherlands for account of P. Smit Jr. Stoomsleepdienst NV, Rotterdam in 1921. Dimensions 22,48 x 5,27 x 2,20 metres and a tonnage of 22 tons. Chartered by the Anglo Algerian Coaling Company, Oran, Algeria and renamed Arabe 1931, renamed Finland and returned to original owner in 1936, renamed Hercules with as new owner Steenkolen Handels vereeniging NV, Rotterdam in 1949, renamed Delfshaven owned by the ‘s-Gravenhaagsche&Vlaardinger Stoomsleepdienst NV, Vlaardingen, Netherlands in 1965. Renamed Finland and owned by the Stoomstichting Nederland BV, Rotterdam in 1976.