According to the list and supplements 1-2 on 13 September 1945 BDZ No. 673 sent by the office of armament the Royal Netherlands Navy located at 41 East 42nd Street, New York 17, USA. There were no complete records available, so there were several sources used to compile the list. Sometimes the kind of guns gave indirect information regarding the origin such as 4”/BL and 12 pounder guns were British mostly supplied in the United Kingdom, Canada or Curacao. The 4.7” guns were old Japanese guns placed on some vessels in the begin of the war at Singapore and some 4” guns in the same period at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies. The trade in which the ship was used gave also an indication were the guns were supplied, for example involved in the Pacific trade means supplied at the West Coast.(1)
Armed with 2-2cm guns
Armed with 2-2cm guns supplied at New York on 25 November 1942
Armed with 2-2 cm guns supplied at New York on 29 April 1944
Armed with 1-10.16cm/4” cal 50 gu supplied at New York on 25 November 1942
Note
1. Delivered by Lithgows Ltd., Glasgow, Scotland with yard number 738 in September 1920 to the N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland, Amsterdam, Netherlands, renamed Amstelkade, manager N.V. Reederij Amsterdam, Amsterdam on 16 Feburray 1956, renamed Good Hope, owner Good Hope Shipping Co. Ltd., Panama, manager Good Hope Shipping Co. Ltd., Hong Kong on 25 March 1957, owner/manager Gibson Shipping Co. Inc., Panama since 1958 and broken up at Hong Kong starting 22 October 1958. Gross tonnage 6,631.00 tons, net tonnage 4,106.00 tons, deadweight 9,350.00 tons, grain capacity 489,000 cubic feet, bale capacity 440,000 cubic feet and as dimensions 420.9 x 54.7 x 33.5 feet.
Source
Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands.
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