Spica – Preserved Steam Buoy/Tender
1942 blt
Docked Wilhelmina Haven,Schiedam – 22.6.2014
Dave Smith Collection
Notes:-
Year built: 1942 for Germany as LANGEOOG (buoy tender)
Shipyard: Beliard Crighton Oostende (Belgium)
1969 sold for scrapping, engines removed and resold to Zeekadetkorps at Maassluis, restored and renamed LEMAIRE, moored at Maassluis.
1979 transferred to Zeekadetkorps Schiedam, refurbished and in 1980 renamed SPICA
Mooring place: Wilhelmina Haven – Schiedam (Netherlands)