DE HOOP

[michaelb]

Support/Hospital ship for Dutch Herring Fleet,Show here in Victoria Dock,Hartlepool late 1950s(copyright unknown)

[northeast]

Thanks for this one Michael, I remember seeing her off the Tees maybe early 1960's, as she accompanied the huge Dutch herring fleet moving down the coast.
Rather incredibly, she is still in service!
1955, 298grt by Zaanlandse Scheepsbouw, Zaandam (462) as a hospital/church ship .... carried her own church organ!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0L6TRd0OfZ8

1965 converted to research ship FLORENCE
1980 ISABELLE II
1984 PRINCESS DES BAHAMAS
1984 PACO RABANNE
1985 converted to cruise ship, Sea Dancer Inc, Wilmington registered at Philadelphia, IMO 5087259

[michaelb]

Dutch Hospital Support Ship DE HOOP,a regular visitor to Hartlepool during summer Herring Season,this photo was taken in a Bar in Scheveningen from a wall photo early 1970s....