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Empty Goeben going downstreams
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 No: 380   Contributor: Rene Keuvelaar   Year: 1955   Manufacturer: Gutehoffnung, Walsum D   Country: The Netherlands
Empty Goeben going downstreams

river freighter Goeben, 67 x 8,20 x 2,41m, 754 ton, Built 1930 by Yard Gute Hoffnungs Hutte in Walsum.
Has a 300 hp MAN engine, europanummer 2001877.
She was later renamed to Contact and in 1969 the engine was replaced with a 460 hp GM engine. The Contact was sold in 1974 to Buitendijk and operated as Erica from 1974 until 1987. After that Sandijk took over ownership and changed its name to Sanvri. In 2006 it changed name again and she now sails as Elja with a 600 hp MTU engine.

See picture #379 also
Picture added on 30 December 2006
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Gutehoffnung, Walsum D

Vijzelgracht from AmsterdamCement tanker VijzelgrachtBow of the VijzelgrachtTessa at WeurtTessa in lockTessa on river WaalTessaFortuna on the TwenthekanaalGoeben (later named Contact)detail of a moored Contact
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