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Monday, 5 December 2016

Dutch accommodation ship (ex-RV 70 1969-1996, Welmoet 1996-1997) Nummer 70

Inner harbour of Vlissingen, Netherlands 3 December 2016

Built in 1926/1927 so-called Kempenaar, and used as a towing vessel until 1945, between 1945-1969 used as ammunition store ship, probably at Ammerzoden. Became in 1969 training ship for military engineers, specialized in building (temporarily) bridges at Hedel, Netherlands as the Rijksvaartuig 70, sold as the Welmoet (ex-RV70 to zeilmakerij Friesland, Lemmer, Netherlands in 1996 and bought in 1997 by the scouting group Watergeuzen, Vlissingen who renamed her Nummer 70.