De Stern is built in 1920 for the board of directors of the KNSM, the Royal Dutch Shipping Company in Amsterdam. The vessel is special designed for the Amsterdam harbours and canals. It can enter the smallest canals, while still comfortable on the IJ and around the harbour islands.
Our
Stern, the smallest bird in our boat aviary”. With these words the Koninklijke
Nederlandse Stoomboot Maatschappij (KNSM) had baptized her directors vessel.
The board and administrative personnel were housed at the Scheepvaarthuis at
the Prins Hendrikkade (see photo, build in 1916). The wharves were on
the IJ-island (now named KNSM-eiland). The directors commuted
with De Stern to the island. Later, till 1981, De Stern was used only
for special occasions with important guests
Since 1991 De Stern is back in the Amsterdam waters. The completely renovated interior is made out of solid teakwood with original copper details. The boat is fully equipped with modern comfort such as W.C., refrigerator, heather, 220 Volt, CD player and microphone.
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| shipyard | Fa. H. Schouten te Muiden | |
| date built | 1920 | |
| hull | steel | |
| super-structure | teakwood & copper | |
| length | 11,74 m (38 ft. 6”) | |
| width | 2,55 m (8 ft. 5”) | |
| height | 1,9 m (6 ft. 4”) | |
| depth | 0,95 (3 ft. 2”) | |
| engine | Sole 4 cil. diesel 74 pk (new 2002) |
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Scale model
For
the hobbyists (the young ones and grown-up) who like building scale models
we have a small cut-out model of De Stern.
Click here and
a new window opens that you can print (or right click, save JPG as ..)