Onderwater
sport vereniging NARWAL
Voorzitter: Hendri Kamp, Hoofdplaatseweg 1, 4511PB Breskens. Tel:0117382088
Secretaris: Frank de Badts, Smedekensbrugge 32, 4527GE Aardenburg. Tel:0117492952
Penningmeester: Erwin de Poorter, Jupiter 12, 4501EV Oostburg. Tel:0117453799
NV Stoomv Maats. Nederland; 1927; Nederands Scheeps. Maats; 16.287 tons; 551.4x 68.8x36.2; 2.490 nhp; 17 knots; oil engines. The Dutch passengercarrier Christiaan Huygens weighted 16.287 Brt and was built in 1927. The ship was used during World War 2 by the allied forces as a trooptransport vessel. This way the ship made 261.000 miles. During the summer of 1945, the ship was revised at Antwerp and should go to Rotterdam to pick up a bunch of children for a stay in a foreign country. On August 26th 1945, the ship ran in to a mine at the Steendiep. Water was running in the engineroom and deck 1. The damage was substantial. To prevent that the ship sank, it was stranded on the South-Steenbank. Unfortunately, on September 5th 1945, the hull broke and all recovery attempts were stopped.