Conger Carrier restoration, Overloon The Netherlands

[Alex van de Wetering]

The restoration of the Windsor carrier at the Liberty Parc in Overloon (former “War and Resistance” museum) is almost finished, so it is time to move on to the Conger carrier.

Next to original Conger thread , I decided to open this new thread to show the restoration process of the Conger moving along.

We believe the Overloon Conger is the only surviving Conger carrier in the world, so it’s worth to give it some TLC. Those of you who know the Overloon museum know that for years most of its exhibits were displayed outside on the former battlefield. This added to the special atmosphere of the museum, but of course the exhibits suffered from the elements.

During the 70’s the museum decided to enclose the open topped Conger, with a sheet metal roof, to slow down further deterioration. In the same process they also removed some of the superstructure, specific for the Conger. For years most visitors thought the Conger to be a “normal” UC.
Some time ago a process was started to put all the exhibits indoors along with the collection of the Marshall museum. It’s now the Conger’s turn to get a proper display inside the museum.

The Conger will be restored to a Static display. The greatest challenge will be bringing the Conger back as close to its original configuration as possible, within the museum’s budget.

Alex