Ex: 1959 ELBE, 1977 MARYLAND, 1985 GONDWANA, 1985 GREENPEACE, 2002 ELBE
Sistership: CLYDE
Registered: LR60-61:59532
IMO 5100427 /(PAN)ON 7160-BM /(USA)ON 584660 /(NLD)IVR 27.17927
826 GRT, 106 NRT,
L:58,09m(52,15), B:11,23m, D:4,977m(5,44) (190'7"(171'1")x36'10"x16'3,5"(17'10"))
MAchinery:1 scr, 2x diesel 4tew 6cyl Smit-MAN type RB-666/7, 4000bhp total
tuned up 1963 2780bhp-2944kW, (4500bhp-4000ihp total)
Speed: 13kn

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, 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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Operator "NV Stoomsleepdienst Maas", Rotterdam
Type: Tug/Pusher
Registered: (NLD)IVR 23.10705 /(NLD)IVR 23.16529 /(NLD)IVR 27.16529
62 GRT, L23,69(22,45)m, B6,00m, D2,00m(2,47)
1 scr, diesel Stork-Ricardo, 350bhp
Re-engined 1981 diesel 2tew 18cyl K.H.Deutz (nr.6946747) type BAM.816, 1124bhp-883kW @1650rpm, BP: 14t

BUIZERD
1960: Built by "Werf De Onderneming (T.A. de Groot)" at Landsmeer (NLD)
1960 -12/08: delivered to "Stoomsleepdienst Maas" (B. van 't Hoen) at Rotterdam (NLD) (NLD flag, IVR 23.10705, c/s PDHK)
1969: taken over by "L. Smit & Co" at Rotterdam (NLD)
1972: To "De Wit's Bergings- & Transportonderneming" at Rotterdam (NLD)
1976 -23/12: To "Scheepvaartbedrijf B.van 't Hoen BV" at Rotterdam (NLD)
1979 -23/03: To "Harbour Trading Co BV" at Rotterdam (NLD)
1979 -13/11: To "Sleepdienst Jan Kooren BV" at Rotterdam (NLD) (NLD flag, IVR 23.16529)
1981: rebuilt for pushing, re-engined diesel 2tew 18cyl K.H.Deutz (nr.6946747) type BAM.816, 1124bhp-883kW @1650rpm
1984 -28/02: capsised on the Nieuwe Maas, in the Rijnhaven, Wilhelminakade at Rotterdam (NLD), assisting m.s.'Ove Skou' (DNK)
1984 -29/02: raised and repaired by "Scheepswerf De Haas" at Maassluis (NLD)
1987 -09/11: To "Sleepboot "Buizerd" BV" at Rotterdam (NLD)
1993 -24/08: To C. de Jong at Rozenburg (NLD)
2003:Still in service

Thanks for posting those two beuties!

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