Energy V – Clipper

Energy V – Clipper

Even the experts think this ship is special. The straight bow is unusual for this type of ship, which normally has just a curved point on the bow. Probably the ship fit better in shorter locks this way. She is qualitatively strongly built and so has survived more than...
Bona Spes – Luxury Motorcycle

Bona Spes – Luxury Motorcycle

Luxury motor ‘Bona Spes’ which launched in 1930 as ‘Jacqueline’ was a so-called self-unloader. The ship carried mostly sand and gravel and could unload that cargo with its own rigging. The sailing area at that time was all of the Netherlands...
Trust – Clipperaak

Trust – Clipperaak

The Vertrouwen was built in 1910 for the price of ƒ 4000.00 (€ 1815.00) and was intended for peat shipping from Drenthe across the Zuiderzee (IJsselmeer) to Holland. In the process, peat was transported both in the hold and on deck. In 1916 the ship was sold and the...
Luctor et Emergo – Groninger globe ship

Luctor et Emergo – Groninger globe ship

Luctor et Emergo, origins and history The Groninger Bulb Ship “Luctor et Emergo,” is a former sailing commercial vessel from 1909. A discarded and partially demolished houseboat, the vessel was purchased by the current owner in 1976 for the scrap price...
Two Brothers – Hasselter Aak

Two Brothers – Hasselter Aak

The Hasselter barge “Twee Gebroeders,” the ship’s original name, comes from the northeastern part of the Netherlands. The ship sailed at the beginning of the twentieth century mainly in the Dutch peat colonies where peat was extracted. In winter, the...