M.V. De Hoop
Ship details: The Hospital Church vessel De Hoop, 208 feet long, 1,106 tons gross, 390 tons net, was built by NV Schps. Gerb. Pot-Bolnes. From 1964 until 1st January 1989, the vessel served as a mother ship to the fishing fleets, supplying medical, technical and spiritual aid.
Radio station: Vereniging Hospitaal Kerkschip De Hoop with weather reports, general messages and Dutch language church services in the seventies and early eighties. Religious services were broadcast in the Dutch language each Sunday and Wednesday with 300 watts on 2316 kHz under the callsign PHKS.
Location: North West European Waters