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Can anybody identify the origins of this Coaster please ? In use as a pleasure fishing charter ship but obviously once a coaster. I've tried looking around the website of the owner - 'Rederij Groen' but can't find any info on her.
Photo taken at Scheveningen, Netherlands on 17/07/2006.
Regards, Rick

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Hi Rick,
try this one:

www.xs4all.nl/~beejee/1955-02/GEESTSTROOM-23-02-06.htm

Rgds, Manfred
 

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Hi Manfred, thank you very much for the link. I had no idea that she was the ex 'Geeststroom' of 1954 and would never have recognized her.
Many years ago I saw her regularly when she ran from Rotterdam to Ipswich. Amazing.
Built 1954 by Scheepswerf A. Apol C.V., Wirdum (173) as 'Geeststroom' for Waling van Geest & Zn. N.V., 's-Gravenzande.
IMO 5127152. 318 g.t.
Sold and renamed 'Fortuna' in 1972 by B.V. Fortuna Zeesportvisserij, Vlaardingen.
Sold in 2000 to Groen Beheer B.V., 's-Gravenhage and retained name.
Regards, Rick
 

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