On June 21, 1933, a boat named Tijdgeest sailed from the Volharding yard in Groningen, in the northern Netherlands, for the first time. Tijdgeest, Hendrik’s original name, means Spirit of […]
Dora-May is a 1913 luxemotor built by Pannevant, Alphen and De Rijn.We believe that her original name was Corn Flower but we have no idea of her original function. When […]
‘ILKA’ was built as a sailing barge in 1904 in Zwartsluis, Holland, most likely carrying dry agricultural cargo and building materials. A large coastal type Tjalk Dutch barge, she was […]
Chalo is a 22metre Luxemotor, built by Jong Smit and Sons, Rotterdam in 1926. When built Chalo was probably much longer in length as she has a beam of just […]
Our boat, Nooit Gedacht, was built in 1927 in Dordrecht, Holland. She is a Luxemotor, and was owned by the same family, that commissioned to have her built, for over […]
PETRONELLA built in 1924. One of the first diesel engine powered barges. Known as a Pakshuit Barge Built by D. Boot in Alphen A/D Rijn Holland fitted with Industrie ‘Hot […]
Originally named Liberté ex Twee Gebroeders this Luxemotor was built in 1924 in Rotterdam. Her name was shortened to Liberté in 1937, and she became Albatros 2 in 1977. The […]
La Baronesse was built in 1912 at Dordrecht in Holland. At the end of the Second World War her name was changed to “Vrijheid” or “Freedom”, as were 98.2% of […]
A historic Dutch Hagenaar ship, originally built from steel as a sailing barge. Located in Vreeswijk, Netherlands from 1920 until she was moved to London in 2011. Owned by Richard […]
IJsselmeer is a 1909 Klipperaak 86 built by Foxholterbosch in northern Holland. She’s constructed in riveted steel, and the 86 refers to her length in feet – odd, since the […]
Mooi Maisga Mooi Maisga is a Skûtsje Tjalk, a type of Dutch sailing barge from the northern province of Friesland. Built in the city of IJlst in 1898 by Jelle […]
Verwachting was built in Groningen, northern Holland in 1904. She is a Dutch Hasselter Aak. She worked as a commercial barge until the late 1970s when she was partly converted […]
Norma is a riveted ‘puddle’ iron Dutch barge of the Tjalk type originally built as a coastal and sea going sailing freight barge. She was built in 1891 by ‘Vrijban’ […]
Unitan was built in Paull, near Hull, on the River Humber in 1950, by J.R.Hepworth Ltd. She is a Sheffield sized Humber Keel motor vessel of clenched steel construction and […]
Dora is a converted Dutch Klipper. She was built 100 years ago in Rotterdam and worked the Dutch canals as a cargo boat. She was converted into a double decker […]
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