Hello Joe Info from Piet van Damme's TugsList below Photos on this page: http://www.kustvaartforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6497&start=30 best wishes David 1953 ENGELAND, 1980 BREEZAND, 2001 ECHO Tug/Pusher Registered: (NLD)brand:8702 B Rott. 1953 /(NLD)IVR 23.08702 49 GRT, L25,30m(22,30), B6,30m, Dr2,19m, Dp2,79m 1 fpp, diesel 4t 7cyl Stork-Hesselman (nr.6702), 490bhp-360kW, sp 11kn re-engined 1972 diesel 6cyl Stork-Werkspoor type FBHD.240.750 (nr.70035), 600bhp, sp 11kn re-engined 2001 (1994) diesel 6cyl Stork-Wärtsilä type 6FEHD240 (nr.13064), 900bhp-662kW, sp 11kn, bp 14,5t ENGELAND 1953 -15/03: Launched by "Scheepswerven v/h H.H. Bodewes" at Millingen a/d Rijn (NLD) (YN 475) 1953 -03/10 (09/11): delivered to "Nederlandsche Stoomsleepdienst v/h van P. Smit Jr" (Geelbanders) at Rotterdam (NLD) (NLD flag, regd Rotterdam, brand:8702 B Rott. 1953, IVR 23.08702) 1971 (31/03): To "Smit Spido NV" at Rotterdam (NLD) 1972: re-engined diesel Stork-Werkspoor 1973 (18/01): To "Vigilanter Holding BV" at Rotterdam (NLD) 1973 (26/04): To "Smit Spido NV" at Rotterdam (NLD) 1973 (26/04): To "Piet Smit Sleepdienst BV" at Rotterdam (NLD) 1975 -01/01 (10/02): brought in to "Smit-Vos BV" at Rotterdam (NLD) 1980 -21/01: chartered to "Bergings- en Transportbedrijf Van den Akker BV" at Vlissingen (NLD), renamed BREEZAND 1982 -29/01: sold to "Bergings- en Transportbedrijf Van den Akker BV" at Vlissingen (NLD) 2001: re-engined diesel 6cyl (1994) Stork-Wärtsilä (nr.13064) type 6FEHD240, 900bhp-662kW 2001 (17/04): restyled to "Van den Akker Maritime Contractors BV" at Vlissingen (NLD) 2001 -09/12 (19/12): To "L. Polderman Sleepdienst & Berging" at Hansweert (NLD) (NLD flag, regd Hansweert, IVR 23.08702) 2002 (15/01): renamed ECHO 2004 (04/04): transferred to Mevr. J.P.T. Polderman-Albrechts at Hansweert (after the hold-up and murder on Leen Polderman) 2005 (02/02): transferred to E. Polderman & H.G. Polderman at Schore (NLD) (son & daughter of Leen Polderman) 2005: To J.P.R. Albrechts at Hansweert (NLD) 2006: To E. Polderman at Schore (NLD) 2008 (17/07): transferred to "Beheersmij Bergingsbedrijf L. Polderman BV" at Hansweert (NLD) 2014: still in service Photos on this page: http://www.kustvaartforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=6497&start=30 On Sun, Jun 14, 2015 at 9:37 AM, Joe McMillan via <mariners@rootsweb.com> wrote: > I am trying to obtain details of the small Dutch tug Engeland. > It is not the 1968 built one but an earlier one possibly built in the > 1950`s. > Any info would be greatly appreciated. > Kindest regards, > Joe McMillan, > South Australia. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MARINERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi David, Thank you very much for the huge amount of info on the ENGELAND. This will enable me to complete her history. Kindest regards, Joe McMillan, South Australia --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus