Very interesting one of this grand old lady Derek, it is nice that there are people around willing to preserve these oldies.

Regards
Ken

Ex: 1939 HUDSON, 1940 W 02, 1962 EBRO, 1963 JOHAN DIRK, 1977 ELIZABETH, 1989 HUDSON
Registered: LR47-48:08660 /LR50-51:63052 /LR56-57:63670 /LR60-61:64818
(NLD)IVR 27.06462 /(NLD)IVR 23.12038
294 GRT, 74 NRT,
Loa:37,00m(35,26), B:7,45m, D:3,89m(3,94) (123'2"(115'7")x24'5"x12'9"(13'2"))
Machinery: 1 scr, diesel 2tew 5cyl B & W, 840bhp

HUDSON
1939 -15/04: Launched by "Machinefabriek & Scheepswerf van P. Smit Jr" at Rotterdam (NLD) (YN 522)
1939 -05/07: Delivered to "NV Internationale Sleepdienst Maatschappij" at Rotterdam (NLD)
(NLD flag, IVR 27.06462, c/s PEUJ)
1940: Escaped to England, served in Rescue Tug Section (Capt. B.C. WELTEVREDEN, 'Ome Ben') (pennant W 02)
1944 -06/06: Served at Normandie landing
1946 -08/09: Returned to owner at Milford Haven (GBR)
1962 -17/02: To "LSIS - L. Smit & Co's Internationale Sleepdienst Maatschappij" at Rotterdam (NLD)
1962 -xx/04: Renamed EBRO(NLD flag, regd Rotterdam, IVR 27.06462, c/s PDUN)
1963 -xx/07: For breaking up to "NV Holland" at Hendrik Ido Ambacht (NLD), resold without engine and rebuild to floating ice-factory at Ooltgensplaat, laid up at Stellendam (NLD)
1963: To D. de Jager at Stellendam (NLD) (withdrawn from Lloyd's Register), renamed JOHAN DIRK
1977 -14/09: To H. Tanis at Stellendam (NLD), renamed ELIZABETH
1989 -xx/08: For breaking up to "Stolk's Handelsonderneming" at Hendrik Ido Ambacht (NLD)
1989 -21/08: Towed from Hendrik Ido Ambacht to "RDM - De Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij" at Rotterdam (NLD)
1989: To "Stichting Help de Hudson" at Rotterdam (NLD) for preservation, re-renamed HUDSON
1992 -12/02:For restauration by "Havenbedrijf Vlaardingen-Oost" at Vlaardingen put on the shore, by 'Taklift 1' and 'Taklift 3'Preserved as museumship in Leuvehaven -Rotterdam (NLD), restored by "Stichting Help de Hudson"
2003: (NLD flag, regd Rotterdam, IVR 23.12038)
2006: In existence
A Brief Hudson history

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