Linquenda – Hasselter aak

Linquenda – Hasselter aak

The “Linquenda” has had several names and owners. This is how the ship was called “Vorwoirts” during the occupation. In 1996 the bare boat was completely timbered inside and a mast was put back, the then owner wanted to sail it again. When the...
La Dolce Vita – Frisian tjalk

La Dolce Vita – Frisian tjalk

During World War II, skipper Gerben Beijert made several dangerous trips from Drachten to Coevorden with his “Nova Cura,” as this ship was then called, to fetch peat. The people of Drachten were so grateful for this that after the war they even named a...
Johanna Maria – River Clipper

Johanna Maria – River Clipper

Skipper Van Vliet of Rotterdam, who had this ship built, actually wanted to name it after his wife: Maria Johanna. But the shipyard refused to build a ship with a Catholic first name. And so it became a compromise: “Johanna Maria. It sailed as a sailing ship...
Janssen 61 – Steamer

Janssen 61 – Steamer

The ‘Janssen 61 – Stoombeurtvaarder’ was named after the company for which this ship sailed: the Stoombootonderneming H. Janssen. The ship mainly sailed between Venlo, Lith and Rotterdam. That also explains the ship’s beautiful, streamlined...
Janssen 57 – Luxury Motor

Janssen 57 – Luxury Motor

No, it is not the name of the current residents. ‘Janssen’ refers to the original name of this old barge: ‘H.J. 16’. The H and J stand for Hermanus Janssen, founder of the “Steamboat Company H. Janssen” in 1877. At the time, it was...
Ebenhaëzer – Closet

Ebenhaëzer – Closet

The “Ebenhaëzer” (“So far the Lord has helped us”) was built in 1910 as a sailing box. The ship was bombed in 1942 and then converted to an engine box. Initially, that engine was a 120-hp Industry. In 1995, the current engine was installed: a...