Museum Ship Hudson
One important acquisition for the museum port of Maassluis is the only surviving pre-war seagoing tug, the Hudson (1939).
A ship that managed to be gone for 66 months with her crew can definitely be called extraordinary. The story of the engine tug "Hudson" is all the more the unique, as the seagoing tug left her home port of Maassluis just before the outbreak of World War II only to return in October of the year of liberation.
The "Hudson" is unique: it is the only pre-war seagoing tug still in existence in the Netherlands! All pre-1940 tugs were either scrapped or lost in some other way. The ship of L. Smit & Co's Internationale Sleepdienst has been restored as much as possible to its original state and has been assigned an exclusive museum role.
It offers …
One important acquisition for the museum port of Maassluis is the only surviving pre-war seagoing tug, the Hudson (1939).
A ship that managed to be gone for 66 months with her crew can definitely be called extraordinary. The story of the engine tug "Hudson" is all the more the unique, as the seagoing tug left her home port of Maassluis just before the outbreak of World War II only to return in October of the year of liberation.
The "Hudson" is unique: it is the only pre-war seagoing tug still in existence in the Netherlands! All pre-1940 tugs were either scrapped or lost in some other way. The ship of L. Smit & Co's Internationale Sleepdienst has been restored as much as possible to its original state and has been assigned an exclusive museum role.
It offers young and old the chance to experience what daily life on board was like. In addition, the heroic deeds the crew carried out during World War II are also on display in an original way.
Opening times
- Every monday closed
- Every tuesday closed
- Every wednesday closed
- Every thursday closed
- Every friday closed
- Every saturday from 13:30 to 16:30
- Every sunday closed
Prices
- Adults€3.50
- Children€1.00