Sjors

No Jan,
 
The first one was destroyed by my dog ,a bouvier des flandres.
She thought it was a chewing bone.
 
The next one was destroyed by my 3 year old daugther.
She was playing with it and want to see if it was the Flying Dutchman.
She trow it over the balcony of the appartment building....3 th floor.
 
The third one was trowing away by someone who don’t like me...
When i was at work,she trow it into the trashcan just before they pick it up.
 
The fourth one was stolen away when we are moving from Schiedam to Bleiswijk.
She was waiting to get in the car and i was going inside when we see a guy on a bicycle who stopt,take the boat under his arm and goes like crazy.........
 
So this is gonna be number 5
 
Sjors
 

I know Jan,
 
I build it almost 30 years ago also.
Then 25 years ago the next one.
20 years ago the 3th one.
8 years ago the 4th one.
And now the 5th.
And everytime it’s completely different.
But I know I will enjoy it again.
Only with me they have no time getting dust 😃
 
Sjors
 

Hi Rob,
 
Take a seat....there are still plenty of them.
I make it not RC because I have no intention to sail.
It is just a static model....number 5 😀
 
Sjors

Hello All,
 
As the title says, "De Smit Rotterdam" will be my newest adventure.
 
For those interested, some history.
 
In January 1974, Smit Internationale decided to build two super tugs, which with their 22.000 IHP at that time became the strongest, operationally operating sea tugs in the world. 
 
The order for these two powerhouses went to B.V. Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek 'De Merwede' v h van Vliet & Co., Hardinxveld-Giessendam. 
The content of these tugboats is 2273 grt., Length a.o. 74.83 m, width 15.78 m and gr. draft 7.60 m. Two Stork Werkspoor TM 410 4 tew 9 cil. diesel engines, each connected to a four-bladed adjustable propeller, delivered a capacity of 13500 apk, the installed capacity is 22.000 IHP.
 
"De Smit Rotterdam" was the first of the two to leave the slope on December 6, 1974, after being baptized by Queen Juliana. In mid-April 1975 the tug came into service with Smit, to be used directly as the leading tugboat for the transport of the drilling and production platform "Beryl-A" of the Condeep type, with a weight of 350,000 tons. 
 
216 miles was towed from Stavanger to the Beryl field of Mobiel Oil, in the English part of the North Sea along with the "North Sea" (11,000 hp) and the Bugsier tugs "Atlantic", "Wotan" (both with a capacity of 12,500 hp) and the "Pacific" (10,000 hp), together about 42,000 hp of towing capacity.
In 1986 the tugboat was accommodated at Smit Tak International Ltd., Nassau, and in 1991 the sea tugboats of Smit Internationale and Wijsmuller were merged into the combination 'SmitWijs Towage C.V' and the tugboat sails under the name "Smitwijs Rotterdam".
 
As it often happens to ships, at one point they are discarded by the original owner and they wear their last years for relatively little money and, above all, with little maintenance, in the service of countries that actually sail the boats until they can no longer sail.  That also happened with "De Smit Rotterdam". In 2013 the ship came into Panamanian hands. In July 2014 De Smit Rotterdam was demolished.
 
Built: Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Tonnage: 2273 gross register tonnage
Length overall: 74,83 m
Beam overall: 15,78 m
Motor: 22.000 IHP
Engine speed:16,5 knots
Crew:25
Fire-fighting: 400 tons/hour with 14 to. 10 ton a foam
 
Below the measurements of the model:
Model length: 95 cm.
Model beam: 20 cm.
Model height: 50n cm.
 
Sjors
 

No Jan,
 
The first one was destroyed by my dog ,a bouvier des flandres.
She thought it was a chewing bone.
 
The next one was destroyed by my 3 year old daugther.
She was playing with it and want to see if it was the Flying Dutchman.
She trow it over the balcony of the appartment building....3 th floor.
 
The third one was trowing away by someone who don’t like me...
When i was at work,she trow it into the trashcan just before they pick it up.
 
The fourth one was stolen away when we are moving from Schiedam to Bleiswijk.
She was waiting to get in the car and i was going inside when we see a guy on a bicycle who stopt,take the boat under his arm and goes like crazy.........
 
So this is gonna be number 5
 
Sjors
 

I know Jan,
 
I build it almost 30 years ago also.
Then 25 years ago the next one.
20 years ago the 3th one.
8 years ago the 4th one.
And now the 5th.
And everytime it’s completely different.
But I know I will enjoy it again.
Only with me they have no time getting dust 😃
 
Sjors
 

Hi Rob,
 
Take a seat....there are still plenty of them.
I make it not RC because I have no intention to sail.
It is just a static model....number 5 😀
 
Sjors

Hello All,
 
As the title says, "De Smit Rotterdam" will be my newest adventure.
 
For those interested, some history.
 
In January 1974, Smit Internationale decided to build two super tugs, which with their 22.000 IHP at that time became the strongest, operationally operating sea tugs in the world. 
 
The order for these two powerhouses went to B.V. Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek 'De Merwede' v h van Vliet & Co., Hardinxveld-Giessendam. 
The content of these tugboats is 2273 grt., Length a.o. 74.83 m, width 15.78 m and gr. draft 7.60 m. Two Stork Werkspoor TM 410 4 tew 9 cil. diesel engines, each connected to a four-bladed adjustable propeller, delivered a capacity of 13500 apk, the installed capacity is 22.000 IHP.
 
"De Smit Rotterdam" was the first of the two to leave the slope on December 6, 1974, after being baptized by Queen Juliana. In mid-April 1975 the tug came into service with Smit, to be used directly as the leading tugboat for the transport of the drilling and production platform "Beryl-A" of the Condeep type, with a weight of 350,000 tons. 
 
216 miles was towed from Stavanger to the Beryl field of Mobiel Oil, in the English part of the North Sea along with the "North Sea" (11,000 hp) and the Bugsier tugs "Atlantic", "Wotan" (both with a capacity of 12,500 hp) and the "Pacific" (10,000 hp), together about 42,000 hp of towing capacity.
In 1986 the tugboat was accommodated at Smit Tak International Ltd., Nassau, and in 1991 the sea tugboats of Smit Internationale and Wijsmuller were merged into the combination 'SmitWijs Towage C.V' and the tugboat sails under the name "Smitwijs Rotterdam".
 
As it often happens to ships, at one point they are discarded by the original owner and they wear their last years for relatively little money and, above all, with little maintenance, in the service of countries that actually sail the boats until they can no longer sail.  That also happened with "De Smit Rotterdam". In 2013 the ship came into Panamanian hands. In July 2014 De Smit Rotterdam was demolished.
 
Built: Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Tonnage: 2273 gross register tonnage
Length overall: 74,83 m
Beam overall: 15,78 m
Motor: 22.000 IHP
Engine speed:16,5 knots
Crew:25
Fire-fighting: 400 tons/hour with 14 to. 10 ton a foam
 
Below the measurements of the model:
Model length: 95 cm.
Model beam: 20 cm.
Model height: 50n cm.
 
Sjors
 

Hello All,
 
As the title says, "De Smit Rotterdam" will be my newest adventure.
 
For those interested, some history.
 
In January 1974, Smit Internationale decided to build two super tugs, which with their 22.000 IHP at that time became the strongest, operationally operating sea tugs in the world. 
 
The order for these two powerhouses went to B.V. Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek 'De Merwede' v h van Vliet & Co., Hardinxveld-Giessendam. 
The content of these tugboats is 2273 grt., Length a.o. 74.83 m, width 15.78 m and gr. draft 7.60 m. Two Stork Werkspoor TM 410 4 tew 9 cil. diesel engines, each connected to a four-bladed adjustable propeller, delivered a capacity of 13500 apk, the installed capacity is 22.000 IHP.
 
"De Smit Rotterdam" was the first of the two to leave the slope on December 6, 1974, after being baptized by Queen Juliana. In mid-April 1975 the tug came into service with Smit, to be used directly as the leading tugboat for the transport of the drilling and production platform "Beryl-A" of the Condeep type, with a weight of 350,000 tons. 
 
216 miles was towed from Stavanger to the Beryl field of Mobiel Oil, in the English part of the North Sea along with the "North Sea" (11,000 hp) and the Bugsier tugs "Atlantic", "Wotan" (both with a capacity of 12,500 hp) and the "Pacific" (10,000 hp), together about 42,000 hp of towing capacity.
In 1986 the tugboat was accommodated at Smit Tak International Ltd., Nassau, and in 1991 the sea tugboats of Smit Internationale and Wijsmuller were merged into the combination 'SmitWijs Towage C.V' and the tugboat sails under the name "Smitwijs Rotterdam".
 
As it often happens to ships, at one point they are discarded by the original owner and they wear their last years for relatively little money and, above all, with little maintenance, in the service of countries that actually sail the boats until they can no longer sail.  That also happened with "De Smit Rotterdam". In 2013 the ship came into Panamanian hands. In July 2014 De Smit Rotterdam was demolished.
 
Built: Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Tonnage: 2273 gross register tonnage
Length overall: 74,83 m
Beam overall: 15,78 m
Motor: 22.000 IHP
Engine speed:16,5 knots
Crew:25
Fire-fighting: 400 tons/hour with 14 to. 10 ton a foam
 
Below the measurements of the model:
Model length: 95 cm.
Model beam: 20 cm.
Model height: 50n cm.
 
Sjors
 

**Chapter ? - Throw away the manual**
 
Hi guys!
 
Today a big update with a lot of pictures, 50 to be exact. So take a seat, relax and step aboard!
The last few days I really cracked my head on some issues with the kitmaker. For instance, the railings on the sterncastle. These were, how to say, not to my taste at all. So here is an impression how AL designed the railings.
 

 
As you can see, there is no toprailing, just three pieces of wood running horizontal on a few vertical placed pieces of wood. I needed to redesign this part...but first some other things that has been done on the ship.... #Cliffhanger  
I have placed the capstan!
 

 
After the capstan, I decided to change the base of the main mast as well. The kit provides some cast metal parts and I made some new ones from wood.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
So, after this I looked at the Mizzen mast and saw that the angle was wrong. Further more, the mast hits the upper part of the captains cabin so I needed to change that as well. I made the holes for the mast a bit bigger on both decks and made two news bases for the mast to cover up the holes.
I can now place the mizzen mast in the proper angle and it doesn't hit the cabin anymore. See it as an easy fix...
 

 

 

 

 
I still need the place the second base, but that's for a later moment. Time to start on the upper railings on the sterncastle.
I made some sketches of a new design and made a decision. I had some extra wooden walnut strips, but needed to order some more to get the job done. Having the design ready, now I needed to figure it out how to construct it. The first "challenge" was to construct a solid base and to do this I needed to place the vertical parts first. These parts are lined up in two different angles compare to the deck surface. It's like building a trapezium shaped box. To glue the pieces onto the deck itself, it didn't had the best effect. The angle the parts have and the small glue surface wasn't going to work. I decided to cut away a small part of the deck so I could stick the parts into the deck instead of on the deck. This worked perfectly!
 

 
See? I just cut away a small part for the part to fill in and it created a much stronger bond!
 

 

 

 

 

 
I bought a few new clamps which came in handy...
 

 

 
The first part done, the lower part is next...
 

 

 

 
Now the construction is solid and I can place more vertical parts to make it even stronger. 
 

 
all placed, and as you can see, I kept the vertical parts a bit to long so I can cut them to length later....
 

 

 

 

 
The last part of the desing was construction the upper board of the railings. I've bought some 7x1,5mm walnut strips and cut them to width of 6mm. Since I have no power tools at my disposal, I simple used a knife, ruler and sanding block to get the job done.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


I hope you guys like the improvement. I copy this design to create the front castle as well.
Next is to change the Anchors. The kit provides more cast metal parts which I don't use. I made some new ones from scrapwood.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Next are some small parts placed on the ship as well as my first ladder...
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
That's it for today, I would like to take the opportunity to wish you a very Merry christmas time with your family and dear ones and see you hopefully soon.  comments are welcome ofcourse!
 
ciao!
Pter

**The little things matter...**
 
Hello shipmates! Good to see you again...
Thank you for all the positive feedback, reactions and cheers from you guys. I really appriciate it!
 
Today the update is all about the "little things" on a ship. Things that matter because they compliment the ship and thus gives the overall apperance a boost. 
I'll start with the little boat that should be placed on deck somewhere. The kitmaker AL provides a cast metal one which isn't to bad. AL suggests to paint the hull of the boat. I decided to plank the hull with walnut veneer. I used CA gel glue to stick the wood to the metal. It's not the best glue for the job, but it worked.
 

 

 

 
the other side as well..
 

 

 
Both sides finished...
 

 
Aft, stem and keelson's turn...
 

 

 
...and the endresult!
 

 

 


Time to move on to do some work on the windlass...
 

 

 

 

 
I have stained the parts into a walnut colour...
 

 

 

 

 
The axel of the windlass didn't fit, so I reduced the diameter of the axel. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

*A poor man's lathe...*
 
Next, I'll started on the capstan. I did not want to use the brass roundbar included in the kit for the handles. So I decided to use toothpicks instead.
 

 
The toothpicks are a bit out of scale. I have no lathe and the parts are to small for a lathe anyway....so I used my cordless powerdrill to be a lathe for a moment...It's all about useing your tools to the max I think! 
 

 
I used two sanding blocks to reduce the diameter to the required 1,5mm, while the drill was on.
 

 

 

 

 
After giving it some colour...
 


I used a pin vice to drill the holes in the capstan...
 

 

 

 
And then all the parts together...
 


Finished for this weekend. Time to go, see you next time and thanks for watching!
 
Peter

**Nailed it!?**
 
Hello friends, just a tiny update from the shipyard...
Let's continue where I left off...
 

 


So, the first layer is done on one side. I've copied it to the other side as well.
 

 

 


Both sides first layer finished....Now the second layer!
 

 

 

 

 

 
Then I used a small handdrill 0,5mm to drill some small holes...
 

 

 
I painted the head of some nails black....
 

 
After drying I placed the nails on the ship. Just a small tap with a hammer was all it needed.
 

 

 

 

 

 


So, nails finished. Going forward with the planks that holds the dead eyes. I don't know the English term, but in Dutch we call these "Rusten"
I wanted to let them curve with the ships wales. So I used some nails to fixate them in the right place. 
 

 

 

 
Between my fingers I gently curved the board so the pins would get into the drilled holes.
 

 
 
Just a few taps with the hammer did the trick!
 

 

 

 

 

 


that's it for today....see you guys around!
Ciao!
Peter

**Chapter 12 - Railings**
 
Hello Sir's!
 
Last week I was busy doing some work on the SM regarding the railings. This was a tough job because I wanted to make them differently than the kitmaker suggested them to do. I wanted to make them out of a solid strip of walnut instead of constructing them from small parts and then glued together.
For the upper railings I did the following. I took some boiling hot water and placed the strip of walnut into the water. I plied the wood in the water until in curved in the right form. I took the strip out of the bowl and placed it wet on top of the bulwark and shaped the strip in the needed form and clamped it in place so the soaked wood can dry...
 

 

 
 
In between I focussed on some smaller tasks. I took some of the rosewood parts and covered them with some walnut veneer until the railings dried.
 

 

 

 


 
So, after the upper railings were dried, I glued them on the ship.
 

 


Time to move on to the bottem railings. I used the same technique of the boiling water to curve the wood into the right shape, placed the wet on the ship and let it dry. This time the railings consists out of two smaller strips of walnut. This is done so it can follow the curve of the hull. When glued together, you can hardly see the difference between the upper and lower railings.
 

 



 


So, some pictures to show the end result and the flow of the railings into each other...
 

 


Time to place some reinforcements on the hull. The kitmaker wants me to construct them again from two seperate strips of walnut placed on top of each other. I only placed the bottem ones yet and is shown on the next pictures...
 

 

 

 

 
Until the next update. Thanks for all the nice replies, personal messages and likes! You guys Rock!
 
Regards,
Peter

No Jan,
 
The first one was destroyed by my dog ,a bouvier des flandres.
She thought it was a chewing bone.
 
The next one was destroyed by my 3 year old daugther.
She was playing with it and want to see if it was the Flying Dutchman.
She trow it over the balcony of the appartment building....3 th floor.
 
The third one was trowing away by someone who don’t like me...
When i was at work,she trow it into the trashcan just before they pick it up.
 
The fourth one was stolen away when we are moving from Schiedam to Bleiswijk.
She was waiting to get in the car and i was going inside when we see a guy on a bicycle who stopt,take the boat under his arm and goes like crazy.........
 
So this is gonna be number 5
 
Sjors
 

Hello All,
 
As the title says, "De Smit Rotterdam" will be my newest adventure.
 
For those interested, some history.
 
In January 1974, Smit Internationale decided to build two super tugs, which with their 22.000 IHP at that time became the strongest, operationally operating sea tugs in the world. 
 
The order for these two powerhouses went to B.V. Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek 'De Merwede' v h van Vliet & Co., Hardinxveld-Giessendam. 
The content of these tugboats is 2273 grt., Length a.o. 74.83 m, width 15.78 m and gr. draft 7.60 m. Two Stork Werkspoor TM 410 4 tew 9 cil. diesel engines, each connected to a four-bladed adjustable propeller, delivered a capacity of 13500 apk, the installed capacity is 22.000 IHP.
 
"De Smit Rotterdam" was the first of the two to leave the slope on December 6, 1974, after being baptized by Queen Juliana. In mid-April 1975 the tug came into service with Smit, to be used directly as the leading tugboat for the transport of the drilling and production platform "Beryl-A" of the Condeep type, with a weight of 350,000 tons. 
 
216 miles was towed from Stavanger to the Beryl field of Mobiel Oil, in the English part of the North Sea along with the "North Sea" (11,000 hp) and the Bugsier tugs "Atlantic", "Wotan" (both with a capacity of 12,500 hp) and the "Pacific" (10,000 hp), together about 42,000 hp of towing capacity.
In 1986 the tugboat was accommodated at Smit Tak International Ltd., Nassau, and in 1991 the sea tugboats of Smit Internationale and Wijsmuller were merged into the combination 'SmitWijs Towage C.V' and the tugboat sails under the name "Smitwijs Rotterdam".
 
As it often happens to ships, at one point they are discarded by the original owner and they wear their last years for relatively little money and, above all, with little maintenance, in the service of countries that actually sail the boats until they can no longer sail.  That also happened with "De Smit Rotterdam". In 2013 the ship came into Panamanian hands. In July 2014 De Smit Rotterdam was demolished.
 
Built: Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Tonnage: 2273 gross register tonnage
Length overall: 74,83 m
Beam overall: 15,78 m
Motor: 22.000 IHP
Engine speed:16,5 knots
Crew:25
Fire-fighting: 400 tons/hour with 14 to. 10 ton a foam
 
Below the measurements of the model:
Model length: 95 cm.
Model beam: 20 cm.
Model height: 50n cm.
 
Sjors
 

Hello All,
 
As the title says, "De Smit Rotterdam" will be my newest adventure.
 
For those interested, some history.
 
In January 1974, Smit Internationale decided to build two super tugs, which with their 22.000 IHP at that time became the strongest, operationally operating sea tugs in the world. 
 
The order for these two powerhouses went to B.V. Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek 'De Merwede' v h van Vliet & Co., Hardinxveld-Giessendam. 
The content of these tugboats is 2273 grt., Length a.o. 74.83 m, width 15.78 m and gr. draft 7.60 m. Two Stork Werkspoor TM 410 4 tew 9 cil. diesel engines, each connected to a four-bladed adjustable propeller, delivered a capacity of 13500 apk, the installed capacity is 22.000 IHP.
 
"De Smit Rotterdam" was the first of the two to leave the slope on December 6, 1974, after being baptized by Queen Juliana. In mid-April 1975 the tug came into service with Smit, to be used directly as the leading tugboat for the transport of the drilling and production platform "Beryl-A" of the Condeep type, with a weight of 350,000 tons. 
 
216 miles was towed from Stavanger to the Beryl field of Mobiel Oil, in the English part of the North Sea along with the "North Sea" (11,000 hp) and the Bugsier tugs "Atlantic", "Wotan" (both with a capacity of 12,500 hp) and the "Pacific" (10,000 hp), together about 42,000 hp of towing capacity.
In 1986 the tugboat was accommodated at Smit Tak International Ltd., Nassau, and in 1991 the sea tugboats of Smit Internationale and Wijsmuller were merged into the combination 'SmitWijs Towage C.V' and the tugboat sails under the name "Smitwijs Rotterdam".
 
As it often happens to ships, at one point they are discarded by the original owner and they wear their last years for relatively little money and, above all, with little maintenance, in the service of countries that actually sail the boats until they can no longer sail.  That also happened with "De Smit Rotterdam". In 2013 the ship came into Panamanian hands. In July 2014 De Smit Rotterdam was demolished.
 
Built: Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Tonnage: 2273 gross register tonnage
Length overall: 74,83 m
Beam overall: 15,78 m
Motor: 22.000 IHP
Engine speed:16,5 knots
Crew:25
Fire-fighting: 400 tons/hour with 14 to. 10 ton a foam
 
Below the measurements of the model:
Model length: 95 cm.
Model beam: 20 cm.
Model height: 50n cm.
 
Sjors
 

No Jan,
 
The first one was destroyed by my dog ,a bouvier des flandres.
She thought it was a chewing bone.
 
The next one was destroyed by my 3 year old daugther.
She was playing with it and want to see if it was the Flying Dutchman.
She trow it over the balcony of the appartment building....3 th floor.
 
The third one was trowing away by someone who don’t like me...
When i was at work,she trow it into the trashcan just before they pick it up.
 
The fourth one was stolen away when we are moving from Schiedam to Bleiswijk.
She was waiting to get in the car and i was going inside when we see a guy on a bicycle who stopt,take the boat under his arm and goes like crazy.........
 
So this is gonna be number 5
 
Sjors
 

Thanks to everyone for the kind words and likes!
 
As for the hooks, yes, they are scratch made. I found some 20gauge wire in the jewelry department at Hobby Lobby that has been working great for hooks and eyebolts.

Also found this loop tool there as well that makes this process very easy.
 

Simply insert the wire, squeeze and release and then cut to length and you have an eyebolt.
 




 
To make the hook, I use a pair of needle nose pliers that have rounded prongs instead of flat.

Grip the stem of the eyebolt and roll it around the prongs of the pliers in the same direction as the eye loop and you now have a hook.
 



Sometimes you have to do a little trimming or straightening and the black coating is also prone to come off. I don't worry too much about that until after they are installed. A tiny paint brush with some flat black paint cleans those marks up. Usually I will spend an hour making eyebolts and hooks. I have a small drawer that I store them in and in an hour I can have a couple hundred made so I don't have to do it often. It is an easy way of stocking up on much needed pieces while taking a break from the actual build.
 
Also, the looper tool, even the smallest one can make the eyes a bit large for some scales. Simply trim the end of the looped wire where it returns back to the stem and crimp it back tight to the stem with a pair of needle nose pliers and you have a smaller eye. If you do that in tiny bites, you can easily adjust the eyebolt sizes as needed. I make all of mine the "stock" size when mass producing and then resize as needed.  
 

Added the main mast bitts and knight. Since the knight sits under a deck, I went ahead and rigged up the lower portion of the lift rigging to make it easier later on. 

Hello All,
 
As the title says, "De Smit Rotterdam" will be my newest adventure.
 
For those interested, some history.
 
In January 1974, Smit Internationale decided to build two super tugs, which with their 22.000 IHP at that time became the strongest, operationally operating sea tugs in the world. 
 
The order for these two powerhouses went to B.V. Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek 'De Merwede' v h van Vliet & Co., Hardinxveld-Giessendam. 
The content of these tugboats is 2273 grt., Length a.o. 74.83 m, width 15.78 m and gr. draft 7.60 m. Two Stork Werkspoor TM 410 4 tew 9 cil. diesel engines, each connected to a four-bladed adjustable propeller, delivered a capacity of 13500 apk, the installed capacity is 22.000 IHP.
 
"De Smit Rotterdam" was the first of the two to leave the slope on December 6, 1974, after being baptized by Queen Juliana. In mid-April 1975 the tug came into service with Smit, to be used directly as the leading tugboat for the transport of the drilling and production platform "Beryl-A" of the Condeep type, with a weight of 350,000 tons. 
 
216 miles was towed from Stavanger to the Beryl field of Mobiel Oil, in the English part of the North Sea along with the "North Sea" (11,000 hp) and the Bugsier tugs "Atlantic", "Wotan" (both with a capacity of 12,500 hp) and the "Pacific" (10,000 hp), together about 42,000 hp of towing capacity.
In 1986 the tugboat was accommodated at Smit Tak International Ltd., Nassau, and in 1991 the sea tugboats of Smit Internationale and Wijsmuller were merged into the combination 'SmitWijs Towage C.V' and the tugboat sails under the name "Smitwijs Rotterdam".
 
As it often happens to ships, at one point they are discarded by the original owner and they wear their last years for relatively little money and, above all, with little maintenance, in the service of countries that actually sail the boats until they can no longer sail.  That also happened with "De Smit Rotterdam". In 2013 the ship came into Panamanian hands. In July 2014 De Smit Rotterdam was demolished.
 
Built: Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Tonnage: 2273 gross register tonnage
Length overall: 74,83 m
Beam overall: 15,78 m
Motor: 22.000 IHP
Engine speed:16,5 knots
Crew:25
Fire-fighting: 400 tons/hour with 14 to. 10 ton a foam
 
Below the measurements of the model:
Model length: 95 cm.
Model beam: 20 cm.
Model height: 50n cm.
 
Sjors
 

Hello All,
 
As the title says, "De Smit Rotterdam" will be my newest adventure.
 
For those interested, some history.
 
In January 1974, Smit Internationale decided to build two super tugs, which with their 22.000 IHP at that time became the strongest, operationally operating sea tugs in the world. 
 
The order for these two powerhouses went to B.V. Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek 'De Merwede' v h van Vliet & Co., Hardinxveld-Giessendam. 
The content of these tugboats is 2273 grt., Length a.o. 74.83 m, width 15.78 m and gr. draft 7.60 m. Two Stork Werkspoor TM 410 4 tew 9 cil. diesel engines, each connected to a four-bladed adjustable propeller, delivered a capacity of 13500 apk, the installed capacity is 22.000 IHP.
 
"De Smit Rotterdam" was the first of the two to leave the slope on December 6, 1974, after being baptized by Queen Juliana. In mid-April 1975 the tug came into service with Smit, to be used directly as the leading tugboat for the transport of the drilling and production platform "Beryl-A" of the Condeep type, with a weight of 350,000 tons. 
 
216 miles was towed from Stavanger to the Beryl field of Mobiel Oil, in the English part of the North Sea along with the "North Sea" (11,000 hp) and the Bugsier tugs "Atlantic", "Wotan" (both with a capacity of 12,500 hp) and the "Pacific" (10,000 hp), together about 42,000 hp of towing capacity.
In 1986 the tugboat was accommodated at Smit Tak International Ltd., Nassau, and in 1991 the sea tugboats of Smit Internationale and Wijsmuller were merged into the combination 'SmitWijs Towage C.V' and the tugboat sails under the name "Smitwijs Rotterdam".
 
As it often happens to ships, at one point they are discarded by the original owner and they wear their last years for relatively little money and, above all, with little maintenance, in the service of countries that actually sail the boats until they can no longer sail.  That also happened with "De Smit Rotterdam". In 2013 the ship came into Panamanian hands. In July 2014 De Smit Rotterdam was demolished.
 
Built: Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Tonnage: 2273 gross register tonnage
Length overall: 74,83 m
Beam overall: 15,78 m
Motor: 22.000 IHP
Engine speed:16,5 knots
Crew:25
Fire-fighting: 400 tons/hour with 14 to. 10 ton a foam
 
Below the measurements of the model:
Model length: 95 cm.
Model beam: 20 cm.
Model height: 50n cm.
 
Sjors
 

Hello All,
 
As the title says, "De Smit Rotterdam" will be my newest adventure.
 
For those interested, some history.
 
In January 1974, Smit Internationale decided to build two super tugs, which with their 22.000 IHP at that time became the strongest, operationally operating sea tugs in the world. 
 
The order for these two powerhouses went to B.V. Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek 'De Merwede' v h van Vliet & Co., Hardinxveld-Giessendam. 
The content of these tugboats is 2273 grt., Length a.o. 74.83 m, width 15.78 m and gr. draft 7.60 m. Two Stork Werkspoor TM 410 4 tew 9 cil. diesel engines, each connected to a four-bladed adjustable propeller, delivered a capacity of 13500 apk, the installed capacity is 22.000 IHP.
 
"De Smit Rotterdam" was the first of the two to leave the slope on December 6, 1974, after being baptized by Queen Juliana. In mid-April 1975 the tug came into service with Smit, to be used directly as the leading tugboat for the transport of the drilling and production platform "Beryl-A" of the Condeep type, with a weight of 350,000 tons. 
 
216 miles was towed from Stavanger to the Beryl field of Mobiel Oil, in the English part of the North Sea along with the "North Sea" (11,000 hp) and the Bugsier tugs "Atlantic", "Wotan" (both with a capacity of 12,500 hp) and the "Pacific" (10,000 hp), together about 42,000 hp of towing capacity.
In 1986 the tugboat was accommodated at Smit Tak International Ltd., Nassau, and in 1991 the sea tugboats of Smit Internationale and Wijsmuller were merged into the combination 'SmitWijs Towage C.V' and the tugboat sails under the name "Smitwijs Rotterdam".
 
As it often happens to ships, at one point they are discarded by the original owner and they wear their last years for relatively little money and, above all, with little maintenance, in the service of countries that actually sail the boats until they can no longer sail.  That also happened with "De Smit Rotterdam". In 2013 the ship came into Panamanian hands. In July 2014 De Smit Rotterdam was demolished.
 
Built: Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Tonnage: 2273 gross register tonnage
Length overall: 74,83 m
Beam overall: 15,78 m
Motor: 22.000 IHP
Engine speed:16,5 knots
Crew:25
Fire-fighting: 400 tons/hour with 14 to. 10 ton a foam
 
Below the measurements of the model:
Model length: 95 cm.
Model beam: 20 cm.
Model height: 50n cm.
 
Sjors
 

Hello All,
 
As the title says, "De Smit Rotterdam" will be my newest adventure.
 
For those interested, some history.
 
In January 1974, Smit Internationale decided to build two super tugs, which with their 22.000 IHP at that time became the strongest, operationally operating sea tugs in the world. 
 
The order for these two powerhouses went to B.V. Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek 'De Merwede' v h van Vliet & Co., Hardinxveld-Giessendam. 
The content of these tugboats is 2273 grt., Length a.o. 74.83 m, width 15.78 m and gr. draft 7.60 m. Two Stork Werkspoor TM 410 4 tew 9 cil. diesel engines, each connected to a four-bladed adjustable propeller, delivered a capacity of 13500 apk, the installed capacity is 22.000 IHP.
 
"De Smit Rotterdam" was the first of the two to leave the slope on December 6, 1974, after being baptized by Queen Juliana. In mid-April 1975 the tug came into service with Smit, to be used directly as the leading tugboat for the transport of the drilling and production platform "Beryl-A" of the Condeep type, with a weight of 350,000 tons. 
 
216 miles was towed from Stavanger to the Beryl field of Mobiel Oil, in the English part of the North Sea along with the "North Sea" (11,000 hp) and the Bugsier tugs "Atlantic", "Wotan" (both with a capacity of 12,500 hp) and the "Pacific" (10,000 hp), together about 42,000 hp of towing capacity.
In 1986 the tugboat was accommodated at Smit Tak International Ltd., Nassau, and in 1991 the sea tugboats of Smit Internationale and Wijsmuller were merged into the combination 'SmitWijs Towage C.V' and the tugboat sails under the name "Smitwijs Rotterdam".
 
As it often happens to ships, at one point they are discarded by the original owner and they wear their last years for relatively little money and, above all, with little maintenance, in the service of countries that actually sail the boats until they can no longer sail.  That also happened with "De Smit Rotterdam". In 2013 the ship came into Panamanian hands. In July 2014 De Smit Rotterdam was demolished.
 
Built: Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Tonnage: 2273 gross register tonnage
Length overall: 74,83 m
Beam overall: 15,78 m
Motor: 22.000 IHP
Engine speed:16,5 knots
Crew:25
Fire-fighting: 400 tons/hour with 14 to. 10 ton a foam
 
Below the measurements of the model:
Model length: 95 cm.
Model beam: 20 cm.
Model height: 50n cm.
 
Sjors
 

Hello All,
 
As the title says, "De Smit Rotterdam" will be my newest adventure.
 
For those interested, some history.
 
In January 1974, Smit Internationale decided to build two super tugs, which with their 22.000 IHP at that time became the strongest, operationally operating sea tugs in the world. 
 
The order for these two powerhouses went to B.V. Scheepswerf & Machinefabriek 'De Merwede' v h van Vliet & Co., Hardinxveld-Giessendam. 
The content of these tugboats is 2273 grt., Length a.o. 74.83 m, width 15.78 m and gr. draft 7.60 m. Two Stork Werkspoor TM 410 4 tew 9 cil. diesel engines, each connected to a four-bladed adjustable propeller, delivered a capacity of 13500 apk, the installed capacity is 22.000 IHP.
 
"De Smit Rotterdam" was the first of the two to leave the slope on December 6, 1974, after being baptized by Queen Juliana. In mid-April 1975 the tug came into service with Smit, to be used directly as the leading tugboat for the transport of the drilling and production platform "Beryl-A" of the Condeep type, with a weight of 350,000 tons. 
 
216 miles was towed from Stavanger to the Beryl field of Mobiel Oil, in the English part of the North Sea along with the "North Sea" (11,000 hp) and the Bugsier tugs "Atlantic", "Wotan" (both with a capacity of 12,500 hp) and the "Pacific" (10,000 hp), together about 42,000 hp of towing capacity.
In 1986 the tugboat was accommodated at Smit Tak International Ltd., Nassau, and in 1991 the sea tugboats of Smit Internationale and Wijsmuller were merged into the combination 'SmitWijs Towage C.V' and the tugboat sails under the name "Smitwijs Rotterdam".
 
As it often happens to ships, at one point they are discarded by the original owner and they wear their last years for relatively little money and, above all, with little maintenance, in the service of countries that actually sail the boats until they can no longer sail.  That also happened with "De Smit Rotterdam". In 2013 the ship came into Panamanian hands. In July 2014 De Smit Rotterdam was demolished.
 
Built: Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
Tonnage: 2273 gross register tonnage
Length overall: 74,83 m
Beam overall: 15,78 m
Motor: 22.000 IHP
Engine speed:16,5 knots
Crew:25
Fire-fighting: 400 tons/hour with 14 to. 10 ton a foam
 
Below the measurements of the model:
Model length: 95 cm.
Model beam: 20 cm.
Model height: 50n cm.
 
Sjors
 

Sjors,
 
I found your build log. The reason I did not locate it when I first looked at the MSW "Quick-Find Indexes to Build Logs" is because it is spelled incorrectly as AN Ildefonso. 
 
You did a great build.  After looking at your build log, I have decided to order the kit for my next build. I hope the kit offered by Age of Sail for the Occre kit OC15004 is the same kit you received from Spain. 
 
Thanks for the help.
 
Vic