"BETSY"

foto : F. de Paauw

foto : A. van de Wege
foto : A. van de Wege
foto : A. van de Wege

1930 BETSY, 1944 M 27 S, 1945 BETSY

(sisterships: LEEN, WILLEM, BETSY)
Registered: (NLD)brand 14309.Z.Rott.1975 /(NLD)brand 4929.Z.Dordt.1975 /(NLD)IVR 27.14309
84 GRT, L20,20m(18,88), B,5m, D1,20m(2,20)
1 scr, T 3cyl by "Avontuur" at Dordrecht, 160ihp, sp 12kn
re-engined 1952 diesel 4tew 4cyl MAN (nr.400896- serie A.9626-629) type G.4V.30/45, 400bhp-294kW,sp 12kn, bp 7t
re-engined 19xx diesel MWM (nr.400986), 320bhp-235kW

BETSY
1930: Built by "Werf 's Lands Welvaren, I.S. Figee" at Vlaardingen (NLD)
1930: To "Sleepdienst Willem Muller" at Terneuzen (NLD)
        (NLD flag, regd Rotterdam, IVR 27.14309, c/s PDBP)
1944 -11/09: requisitioned by Germany, Netzsperrgruppe Kanaküste at Dordrecht (NLD), renamed M 27 S
1945 -03/07: found in Travemünde (Lübeck - DEU), returned to owner, re-renamed BETSY
1952: re-engined diesel 4tew 4cyl MAN, 400bhp
1982: in reserve, used at Terneuzen (NLD) as buffer between lock walls and autocarriers, a job causing severe damage to the hull
1984: taken over by "Bureau Wijsmuller" at Ijmuiden (NLD)
1989: broken up by "Heuvelman's Staalbedrijf" at 's Gravendeel (NLD)