Holland IJmuiden - North Sea Channel Middle sleuze, the second largest of the four sleuzes was built in 1...

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Holland IJmuiden - North Sea Channel
Middle sleuze, the second largest of the four sleuzes was built in 1896.
It is possible to cross the sleuzes by car, (motor)bike or by foot via movable bridges, unless a ship is leaving the sleuze, then you have to wait till the bridge is turned back again.
Built in the year le wi depth in meters below NAP level
Noordersluis 1929 400 50 -15 NAP
Middensluis 1896 200 25 -10 NAP
Zuidersluis 1876 111 18 -8 NAP
Kleine sluis 1876 68 12 -5,8 NAP
Kleine sluis after 2000 111 11 -3,75 NAP

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Sep 12 2006 22:05 GMT hans55 PRO

i have passed this sleuze a few times with Hr Ms Poolster ... we just fitted in there !!

Sep 12 2006 22:12 GMT annaschnitfink PRO

Must have been a bit scary if your ship, Hr Ms Poolster, just fitted in!!!
Making these photos is so nice, Hans. I have to find more info, and learn a lot myself sometimes. I never paid attention to the amount of sleuzes, I always thought it was just three of them. Today I found out that the oldest two (which I thought were one(!)) have got separate names. So the total amount of sleuzes turned out to be four instead of three!!!

Sep 12 2006 22:16 GMT hans55 PRO

your never to old to learn !! :-))
the Poolster was large tanker ...last steam driven ship of our Navy ..i ahve sailed her for 3 years !
do you know that the fort wasnt build on a island first ?

Sep 12 2006 22:24 GMT annaschnitfink PRO

Yes, I do. I am and always was fond of history. (My youngest son is a history teacher, works in a different job now. I studied just for pleasure together with him...) As ar as I can recollect Fort island was connected with the main land in the north, but because of the building of fourth and largest sleuze Fort peninsula lost a part of its land and became an island (1929).

Sep 12 2006 22:32 GMT hans55 PRO

kan ik niks aan toevoegen !! :-))
sometimes i wish i had studied history too ... but now i do it for a hobby and thats fun too !!