Dutch general cargo steamship (ex-Elkridge 1919-1928, Golden Star 1928-1937, Tennessean 1937-1940, Empire Penguin 1940-1942) Van de Velde 1942-1947 (Rynland 1947-1957, Vaptistis 1957-1959)

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Launched by Skinner&Eddy Corp., Seattle, Washington, USA with yard number 58 in 1919, delivered in August 1919 to owner//manager United States Shipping Board, Seattle, since 1928 owner/manager Oceanic & Oriental Navigation Co. Inc., San Francisco, U.S.A. since 1937 owner/manager American-Hawaiian Steamship Company Inc., New York, U.S.A., since 1940 manager Runciman (London) Ltd., London, England and owner Ministry of (War) Transport, London, Great Britain, since 13 April 1942 manager Wm. H. Müller & Co. (London) Ltd., London, Great Britain and owner Staat der Nederlanden, The Hague, Netherlands, since June 1947 owner/manager N.V. tot Voortzetting van de Koninklijke Hollandsche Lloyd, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, since March 1957 manager Lemos & Pateras Ltd., Panama, Panama R.P.and owner Compania Naviero Maraventura S.A., Panama, Panama R.P., sold in spring 1958 arriving 14 May at Viana do Castelo, Portugal and there broken up in 1959.

Dimensions 122.53 x 16,70 x 9.75 (depth) metres, gross tonnage 6389.00 tons, net tonnage 3991.00, deadweight 9747.00 tons, grain capacity 463,000 cubic feet and bale capacity 430,000 cubic feet .

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. Armed with 4-2cm guns supplied at New York, USA on 17 September 1942

Source

Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands.