Loading and unloading activities in Buitenhaven, Vlissingen 1936

 

Zeeuws Archief

In 1936 broke a strike out in the harbour of Antwerp, Belgium. The result was an increase of the activities in the harbours of Vlissingen, Netherlands. The photo shows the Buitenhaven including the berthed German merchant ship Pennland (1) from Hamburg, Germany, inland vessels and tugs. In March 1926 was the Pennland of the Bernstein Line (in the past of the Red Star Line) involved in a collision with the British cargo screw steamship City of Brussels off Hoedekenskerke, Netherlands. The British ship was even beached to prevent sinking and later towed for repairs to Antwerp. The Pennland was also destined for Antwerp. The Middelburgsche Courant dated 9 June reported her arrival 8th at Vlissingen to unload stores en disembarke 150-200 passsengers while the German steamship Consul Pope arrived on the 8th for unloading her cargo wood. Both ships visited Vlissingen due to the strike at Antwerp. At the same time bunkered the Geroldstein of the Arnold Bernstein Line for coal and embarked around 60 passengers before leaving with as destination New York, USA. During her visit was a sailor of the Pennland killed when he was ‘caught’ by a winch. Her destination was also New York, USA just like the Geroldstein.

 

Note

1. Built by Harland&Wolff Ltd., Belfast, Ireland with yard number 457 between 1913-1922. The building begun for account of the American Line, Liverpool, England in 1913, stopped due the outbreak of the First World War, launched as the Pittsburgh of the White Star Line, Liverpool, England on 11 November 1920. Handed over in 1922, chartered by the Red Star Line (F. Leyland), Liverpool on January 1925, renamed Pennland in 1926, Red Star Line taken over by Arnold Bernstein und renamed Red Star Line GmbH, Gamburg, Germany, taken over by the Dutch Holland Amerika Lijn (HAL) on 3 June 1939, siezed by the Dutch cabinet at London, England while lying at New York, USA, chartered by the British Ministry of War Department, converted into a troop transport July-August 1940 and sunk on 25 April 1941 off the Greek island San Georgia during German air attacks.