Delfzijl

Netherlands

Delfzijl

Click Delfzijl is a small harbour in the north of the Netherlands, located on the mouth of the Eems in front of Germany, near Groningen.



Between the two World Wars, many windjammers unloaded chilean nitrate for the farms in the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe.


Delfzijl

The Peking (1)


The Pamir unloaded in Delfzijl in 1928.


The Padua (1)



Six nitrate windjammers in harbour (1)

Oude Schans

Pinnas and Priwall (1)

The Rhakotis and the Peking (1)

French full-rigged Hoche c. 1910

Centre

Pension

Industrial area, Delfzijl in distance

The chemical plants (2)

The Station

The Windmill (2)

Sculptures and ore silo of ALDEL (2)

Waterstraat (2)

Hostel upon the Eems

The Lighthouse

Houses

The Harbour

The Harbour

The lock

Palinuro, Aphrodite and Sedov

Photos


Mer du Nord (1)

Mer du Nord (1)

Mer du Nord (1)


God didn't promised us a calm voyage
but a safe harbour

References

(1) Private source, Mr Jan Klootwijk, The Netherlands

(2) Delfzijl

The voyages of the Pamir

The harbours of the Pamir

The Pamir