Dutch steam tug Merula built in the Netherlands in 1899 according to the Dutch magazine Scheepvaart dated 6 January 1900

A list of the ships launched in 1899 reported the Dutch steam tug Merula of 165 tons and horsepower of 80 ihp by Machinefabriek Delftshaven, Rotterdam, Netherlands for account of J. en J. Roelofs, Rotterdam.(1)

Note
1. The Nederlandsche staatscourant dated 28 July 1899 reported the founding on 1 July for notary Willem Hendrik van Bilderbeek, Dordrecht, Netherlands of the N.V. Stoomsleepvaartmaatschappij Mérula at Rotterdam for a period of 25 year by Johannes and Jozeph Roelofs at Dordrecht and Hendrik Franciscus Lambertus Koevoets at Dordrecht. Capital 11 shares of each 1.000 Dutch guilders. Measuring around 42 tons.