Gemeentearchief Vlissingen. Kon. Mij. De Schelde toegang 516.3899/3901 Photographer Firm Dert
In a floating drydock at Vlissingen-Oost, Netherlands 20 November 1965
Laid down at the Arnhemsche Scheepsbouw Mij., Arnhem, Netherlands for American account as the MSC 180on 10 February 1954, launched on 21 May 1955, commissioned at Rotterdam, Netherlands on Thursday morning 26 April 1956, sold to R. Zorn, Harlem, Netherlands in 1993. Of the Dokkum-class also called WU-class designed using West European standard staff demands and built to act as coastal waters within territorial waters. With aluminium trusses and a double wooden hull (outer teak-inner mahogany, decks Redwood or teak, aft deck Peroba de Caompos to create a non-magnetic ship, further more were as much as possible non-ferro materials used. Main structures of aluminium, in the 1970s was the open bridge replaced by a closed one. Displacement 428 ton and as dimensions 46,62 x 8,78 x 2,55 metres. Crew numbered 38 men. The 2 MAN V6V22.30 1.250hp engines allowed a speed of 14 knots. Original armament 24cm guns, later replaced by 1-2cm machinegun.
