Dutch steam grain elevator Stadsgraanzuiger No. 19 1926-

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.

Sunk Russian elevator at Nikolajev, Ukraine not worth to be salvaged according to German officials in 1943

In his report dated Nikolajev, Ukraine 27 July 1943 informed captain W. Wilstermann of the R.K.S. the authorities responsible for the German sea shipping activities in the Black Sea about the wrecks to be found in his field. At Nikolajev was one elevator not worth to be salvaged and had to be destroyed with explosives although it was yet not an obstacle for the shipping.  

Note

1. Between 22 June 1941 and 10 November 1944 was the Soviet republic Ukraine more or less controlled by the German Reichskomissariat after she was conquered by Germany. The Soviets destroyed harbour facilities, scuttled ships and so on when the Germans invaded Ukraine.  

Source

High Command of the Kriegsmarine (OKM).Case 216 Website

Hungarian inland iron barge for elevator MERT 26 in 1921

After the First World War (1914-1918) lost by the German, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires was Walker D. Hines appointed as international arbitrator responsible for the ceding of tugs and other inland vessels by Germany, Bulgaria, Austria and Hungary to the Allied Powers. For Austria respectively Hungary were the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon leading. Lists were made of the involved vessels including some details and what their fate was to be. A list dated Paris, France 2 August 1921 reported that prior to the end of the hostilities Hungary possessed over material for maintenance purposes on the Danube. This included the inland iron barge for elevator MERT 26 still in possession of the MERT (1), tonnage 185 tons and lying at Budapest.

Note
1. MERT=Magyar Epito Reszveny-Tarsulat translated Hungarian Society Limited for Construction)

Source
Reports of International Arbitral Awards. Navigation on the Danube, 2 August 1921, volume 1. UN, 2006.

Hungarian inland iron barge for elevator MERT 25 in 1921

After the First World War (1914-1918) lost by the German, Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires was Walker D. Hines appointed as international arbitrator responsible for the ceding of tugs and other inland vessels by Germany, Bulgaria, Austria and Hungary to the Allied Powers. For Austria respectively Hungary were the Treaties of St. Germain and Trianon leading. Lists were made of the involved vessels including some details and what their fate was to be. A list dated Paris, France 2 August 1921 reported that prior to the end of the hostilities Hungary possessed over material for maintenance purposes on the Danube. This included the inland iron barge for elevator MERT 25 still in possession of the MERT (1), tonnage 186 tons and lying at Apostag.

Note
1. MERT=Magyar Epito Reszveny-Tarsulat translated Hungarian Society Limited for Construction)

Source
Reports of International Arbitral Awards. Navigation on the Danube, 2 August 1921, volume 1. UN, 2006.

Grain elevator built for harbour of Amsterdam, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 17 June 1931

An item reported that the Dutch shipyard N.V. Verschure &Co. Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek at Amsterdam, Netherlands started with the building of a new floating grain elevator for account of the Nederlandsche Silo Elevator en Graanfactor Maatschappij to serve in the harbour of Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Grain elevator built for harbour of Antwerp, Belgium according to the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf dated 17 June 1925

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 17^th reported that the Dutch shipyard N.V. Verschure &Co. Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek at Amsterdam completed the building of a floating pneumatic grain elevator for account of the town Antwerp, Netherlands. Dimensions 30 x 10,5 x 3,30 hold) x zround 25 (height) metres. She was to be used in the harbour of Antwerp for over loading of the cargoes of sea hips into lighters with a maximum capacity of 300 ton/hour. The grain was via four suction pipes from the cargo holds transport to a collect space placed on a height of 24 metres above the waterline. There was the grain automatically separated from the dust an via a lock collected in a double tank, weighed manually [to prevent problems with the personnel in the harbour of Antwerp] and not automatically and further transported to the lighters. For stabilizing the elevator was below in the pontoon 200.000 kg ballast stored. Both vertical vacuum pumps driven by a 300hp compound steam engine, boiler and auxiliary engines were made by the shipyard. In the pontoon was a house for her master and further more accommodation for the crew. The was electrically lightened and steam heated. She was the first of her design manufactured in Netherlands. The Dutch shipyard got the ordered despite heavy competition of British and German firms. Until now were all elevators in Antwerp made in Germany. She was to be towed that day towards Ijmuiden, Netherlands and with favourable weather over sea towards Antwerp while she was too huge to pass inland fairways. Built in 7 months was she to be delivered on 25^th June ant Antwerp and there to undergo her final tests.

Grain elevator built for harbour of Rotterdam, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Het Vader land dated 13 March 1939

An item reported that the Dutch shipyard N.V. Verschure &Co. Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek at Amsterdam, Netherlands as ordered by the N.V. Graanelevator Maatschappij at Rotterdam, Netherlands to built a new modern floating gain elevator. She was to be fitted out with as a diesel-electric engine aggregate as the first grain elevator of the world, completely electric welded and with the latest technique in pneumatics and overloading of grain.

Grain elevator built for harbour of Rotterdam, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Handelsblad dated 11 November 1913

An item reported that the Dutch shipyard N.V. Verschure &Co. Scheepswerf en Machinefabriek at Amsterdam, Netherlands was ordered by Gebr. Seck, Dresden, Germany to built a pontoon with the superstructure for a grain levator with a capacity of around 300 tons/hour which was to be used by the Onafhankelijk Graanelevator Mij., Rotterdam, Netherlands.