EN AVANT XIV (1)

[Henk]

EN AVANT XIV (1)
1938 - 1940
Reederij T.Muller BV, Sleepdienst "En Avant" - Dordrecht.
Build 1929 at NV Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek Gebroeders Kooiman - Zwijndrecht (96)
24,02 x 20,70 x 5,09 x x 2,16 m.
24 tons.
4267.B.Dord.1929; 23.4267 IVR
3 cylinder Triple Expansion from the yard, boiler from Suyver 71 m² at 14 atm
250 ipk
In the fleet 07-01-1938 named SPICA from NV Scheepvaart Maatschappij "Spica" (A.Hartog) - Vreeswijk
Sold In February 1940 to Scheepswerven v/h H.H.Bodewes - Millingen

In February 1940 renmamed M-540 by Reichswasserstrassenverwaltung - Minden.
In May 1940 still at the yard H.H. Bodewes - Millingen.
In 1958 named M-540 to Bundes Schleppbetrieb "Monopool" - Minden.
In 1964 Broken up.

No picture available

[Jaap Bijl]

I have an other EN AVANT XIV (1), which I think is correct:

ss. EN AVANT XIV (1) 1937-1937
1916, 200 ihp.
Built at Kiel
1919 PIETER CORNELIS, Aann.mij.G.A.van Hattum, Den Haag
1925 H.A.M.401, Holl. Aann.Mij., Den Haag
1937 EN AVANT XIV, T. Muller, Dordrecht
1937 ZEELAND, J.C.Muller, Puttershoek
1938 sold to Oran (Entreprise Ossude, Parijs), sunk during delivery voyage in Gulf of Biscaya, July 1938.

ss. EN AVANT XIV (2) 23.04267 1938–1940
1929 – 24,1 tons - 200 ihp.
24,02 x 5,09 x 2,16 m.
Gebr. Kooiman, Zwijndrecht (yn.96)
1 x 3 cyl. Koopman
10-07-1929 SPICA, A.Hartog, Vreeswijk
07-01-1938 bought
01-03-1940 EN AVANT XIV N.V. Scheepswerf H.H.Bodewes, Millingen
01-04-1940 540, Reichswasserstrassenverwaltung, Germany
1964 scrapped.

Photo EN AVANT XIV (1) as ZEELAND.

[Henk]

Don't agree with that Jaap!