The Dutch Navy needed a lot of ships at the same time after the 2nd World War. But building ships took a lot of time, which is why the CASTOR was designed in 1946 by the then Ministry of War as a multifunctional ship.
Castor was delivered in 1950 by the shipyard of Gebroeders Pot in Bolnes, Rotterdam. The Royal Navy gave her the pennant A810, and the Pilotage gave her the name Castor, after the star that has long been used for astronomical navigation at sea.
I grew up with a father who was a long time member of photoclub FC'59 in Delft. So I always got a lot of information about the different photo techniques and developed an eye for shooting beautiful and special pictures.
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