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Sunday, 26 January 2020

Dutch lugger Minerva I (VL 99) in 1897

Owned by Joost Pot, Vlaardingen, Netherlands, master Willem Brouwer.(1)

Note
1. The Dutch newspaper Vlaardingsche courant dated 24 November reported her arrival on 24th November returning with 238 ton pickled herring from her 3rd voyage started on 18th September. End of the season. The edition dated 5 June reported her departure on 4 June for her 1st voyage.

Source
Department Foreign Affairs (National Archive, The Hague, Netherlands) A-files inventory number 234. Naamlijst der Nederlandsche Reederijen en Haringschepen, benevens de sloepen, welke de kabeljauwvisscherij in de Noordzee uitoefenen; published by Dorsman&Odé, Vlaardingen, 1897.