ELBE
1958 -14/10: Launched by "J. & K. Smit's Scheepswerf" at Kinderdijk (NLD) (YN 867)
1959 -24/02: delivered to "L. Smit & Co's Internationale Sleepdienst" at Rotterdam (NLD) (Capt. A. Poot)("Smit Internationale Sleepbootmaatschappij 'ELBE' BV") (NLD flag, regd Rotterdam, c/s PDWN)
196x: remeasured 797 GRT, 75 NRT
1976 -xx/10: rebuilt at Cobh, Ireland as pilot-vessel by "Verolme United Shipyards"
1977: To "Association of Maryland Pilots" at Baltimore (USA), renamed MARYLAND (PAN flag, regd Panama, ON 7160-BM, c/s HO-2169, 897 GRT, 75 NRT, 3160bhp-2324kW, sp 16kn)
1985: To "Green Peace (Rainbow Warrior Holdings) Ltd" at London (GBR), renamed GONDWANA
1985 -31/05: arrived at "Oranjewerf" at Amsterdam and rebuilt
1985 -18/08: To "Green Peace International Inc" at Miami, Fl. (USA), renamed GREENPEACE (USA flag, regd Baltimore, ON 584660, c/s WSJ4810, 887 GRT, 603 NRT)
1986: helicopter pad added
198x: (NLD flag, ON 17927, c/s PC8023)
1995: damaged, confiscated and crew emprisoned by the French in the Mururoa anti-nuclear action, released after 6 months
2002 -xx/01: instead of scrapping, donated to the Harbour Museum in Rotterdam (NLD) for preservation restored to her original state by the "SMCR - Stichting Maritieme Collectie Rijnmond", re-renamed ELBE (NLD flag, regd Rotterdam, IVR 27.17927, c/s PDWN)
2004 -30/07: sank at her berth after being perforated by the bulb of ', testing her engines and breaking her moorings
2004: raised and towed to the Wärtsilä yard in the Wilhelminahaven at Schiedam for engine preservation
2004 -27/10: sank on the yard (by criminal act opening the valves), sold by owner to shipbreaker Henk Poot at Ridderkerk
2004: raised
2005 -12/02: finally berthed at the Govert van Wijnkade at Maassluis (NLD) as local monument (being towed by the 'Eerland 23', 'Lek' and 'Mehari')
2005 -12/02: sold by Henk Poot to the conservation society "SMCR - Stichting Maritieme Collectie Rijnmond" for 1 symbolic euro
2006: Still in existence, restoration restarted

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