| Article number: | 10.17.002 |
Specifications :
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Drawing number |
10.17.002 |
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Author |
A.J. Boes |
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Description |
motor lifeboat "Koningin Juliana" (1963) - KZHRMS |
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Quality |
sp/lines; side view; deck plan |
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Scale |
1 : 50 |
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Number of sheets A00 |
0 |
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Number of sheets A0 |
0 |
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Number of sheets A1 |
0 |
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Number of sheets A2 |
1 |
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Number of sheets A3 |
0 |
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Number of sheets A4 |
0 |
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Total number of drawing sheets |
1 |
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Number of A4 text sheets |
0 |
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Weight in grams |
45 |
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Particulars |
l.o.a. 42 cm |
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Remarks |
Shortly after the lifeboat “Baron van Lynden” arrived in Ouddorp, the board of the South Holland Society for the Rescue of Drowning Persons also looked for a location for a powerful motor lifeboat in Hellevoetsluis or Stellendam. As it happens, as early as 1923, many rescues were carried out by fishermen and the shrimp merchant De Jager, who already had contacts with the board of the South Holland Society for the Rescue of Shipwrecked Persons. In response to a question from the Society as to whether a boat could be stationed in Stellendam and if there would be sufficient crew, there was an immediate positive response from fishing circles, and the Society acquired a station in Stellendam. But they did not yet have their own boat. In 1926, Mayor Charbon of Stellendam took over the management of the station. During a meeting on 22 October 1925, the board decided that a boat would be built at the De Jong shipyard in Vlaardingen. The costs amounted to f 37,840. It would be a twin-screw motorboat with a length of 17.5 metres. The 2 propellers were driven by a 2-cylinder Kromhout crude oil engine of 44 hp. By the end of 1926, the boat was nearing completion. The engines were housed in 2 watertight, separate compartments. The boat was equipped with a watertight double bottom and side walls. In addition to the crew members, there would be room for 63 shipwrecked persons, distributed among the various accommodations. A dynamo coupled to the forward engine provided lighting and battery power. The rudder could be operated from the open superstructure on the stern and from the engine room.
In the summer of 1926, the board members consulted with Adriaan de Jager about whether he would accept the position of skipper. Due to his commitment to the shrimp business, he declined. His son Willem was appointed skipper at the meeting of 12 October 1926, while father Adriaan would serve as reserve skipper. The name De Jager would reappear with the Society for years, including Leen and Arie, and until 1990 there was even Dirk de Jager who was an agent for the Society. Izaak de Rijcke was permanently employed as an engineer. From the De Jager family, two more sons would start serving on the lifeboat from December 1926. Arie and Leen became crew members. A plot of land could be rented at the harbour of Stellendam for f 1,- per year. On this, a shed of over 40 m2 was built. On 30 April 1927, the lifeboat “Koningin Wilhelmina” was handed over. After a few more adjustments, the boat was moored in the harbour in May 1927. With that, Stellendam Station had its first lifeboat.