Rotterdam, Netherlands 22 September 2022
Restored in 1985 with parts of the last steam elevator of Rotterdam the GEM4. Laid down by Chantier Naval John Cockerill, Hoboken, Belgium for the town Antwerp in 1926, launched in 1927, decommissioned in 1984, owned by Antwerp until 1984, then by STERR (Stichting Technische Restauraties Rijmond), since 1987 Maritiem Buitenmuseum/Havenmuseum and 2014 Maritiem Museum Rotterdam. Dimensions 30.25 x 10.4 x 1.5 x 30.34 (height above deck) metres and 560 tons. Capacity around 200 tons grain/hour. No propulsion but using winches and steel wires could she be moved to another position.
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