Cor Baas (XX) - Vlaardingse Logger 197

Oil painting depicting the 'steam logger VL 197 Vlaardingen'.
Baas, Cor
Painting depicting steam trawler VL197 North Sea at sea, oil paint on plywood, by C. Baas, dated 1989. The steam trawler VL197 departing towards the sea, surrounded by seagulls, with two other steam loggers sailing in the background. Blue-green sea, gray-blue sky. On the right side, the Light Buoy can be seen at the 'Punt' of the quay, located at the entrance of Vlaardingen harbor.

Name: Noordster Year: 1916 Model: Steam logger Shipowner: Normer

Shipyard: Gebr vd Wint in Vlaardingen
On December 8, 1916, this ship was launched as the MA.3 burgemeester Ferf at the shipyard of the Van der Windt brothers in Vlaardingen.
Change: On March 5, 1929, it was purchased by the N.V, company Number One, and was renamed to Noordster VL 197.
In 1941, the ship was confiscated by the occupier.
In April 1946, the VL 197 was released again in IJmuiden.
De Noordster was converted into a motorlogger in 1954 and was equipped with a 300hp Bolnes engine.
On December 10, 1962, De Doggermaatschappij sold the ship to the brothers Van Leeuwen in Katwijk aan Zee, who put the logger into operation as the Kw 207 Noordster.
End: In April 1966, the KW 207 was sold for scrap.
Captains from 1900
1929-1940 Arie van Roon 1948 Kees Lely