A beautiful vintage tjalk is seen here moored at Vreeswijk/Province of Utrecht (The Netherlands). She was in use as a cargo vessel from 1899 until 1988 and was extensively rebuilt into a sailing house boat in 1997. Another rebuild took place in 2001 including the fitting of a DAF 615 diesel engine. She is part of the Dutch sailing heritage collection Varend Erfgoed with RVEN No.1065 allocated.
Length 25,10m beam 5m draught 1,05m
Tonnage : 15 tons
Home port : Vreeswijk (NL)
Engine : The first engine fitted in 1939 was a 2-cyl. Bolinder-Munktell engine with 16hp (until 1956), in 2001 a DAF 615 diesel engine was fitted delivering 120hp.
Callsign : PI 7428
MMSI : 244650424
Built in 1899 by shipyard Mittendorff at Dedemsvaart (NL)
Ex- JANNA (Rotterdam/NL, until 2008)
Ex- JANNA (Groningen/NL, until 1996)
Ex- JANNA (Vreeswijk/NL, until 1994)
Ex- DE VROUWE NIESJE (Vreeswijk/NL, until 1920)
ENI 03160062