60 years ago the sea going tug Elbe came into service. Together with the Clyde she was the most powerful tug of L. Smit en Co’s Internationale Sleepdienst in 1959. On Saturday April 6 she visited the ss Rotterdam, that is celebrating her 60th birthday too. Both ships share a spectacular preservation history.   All pictures were made by Jan-Willem Koene, unless stated.

Picture by Casper van Hooren

Picture by Casper van Hooren

A previous vist of the Elbe was on September 7, 2012.