An item reported that the Koninklijke Shell ordered the building of 3 tankers by Dutch shipyards.(1) Two oil tankers of about 4,100 tons each were to be build by the shipyard of Van der Giessen at Krimpen aan den IJssel and the yard of the Nederlandsche Dokmaatschappij at Amsterdam and the third tanker for packaged products of about 4,000 ton by the yard Gusto at Schiedam.(2) Total building costs some millions of Dutch guilders.
Notes
1. This item was confirmed by the Het volksdagblad dated 5 May. The Algemeen Handelsblad morning edition dated 21 April supplied different details. It were 3 tankers of almost 4,000 tons ordered by the Nederlandsch-Indische Tankstoomboot Maatschappij. The engines were to be manufactured elsewhere.
2. The Schiedamsche Courant dated 8 September 1938 reported that that afternoon at the yard of N.V. Werf Gusto v/h firma F. Smulders the Crista with a loading capacity of around 4,000 ton was launched. The single 4 tact 6-cylinder diesel engine made by Werkspoor supplied 1,600 ahp allowing a cruise speed of 11 miles. The ship was specially build for transport petrol in cans. The accommodation for the sailors was situated in the prow, for the master and mates in a deckhouse below the superstructure amidships and for the engineers was a deckhouse available afterwards.
Notes
1. This item was confirmed by the Het volksdagblad dated 5 May. The Algemeen Handelsblad morning edition dated 21 April supplied different details. It were 3 tankers of almost 4,000 tons ordered by the Nederlandsch-Indische Tankstoomboot Maatschappij. The engines were to be manufactured elsewhere.
2. The Schiedamsche Courant dated 8 September 1938 reported that that afternoon at the yard of N.V. Werf Gusto v/h firma F. Smulders the Crista with a loading capacity of around 4,000 ton was launched. The single 4 tact 6-cylinder diesel engine made by Werkspoor supplied 1,600 ahp allowing a cruise speed of 11 miles. The ship was specially build for transport petrol in cans. The accommodation for the sailors was situated in the prow, for the master and mates in a deckhouse below the superstructure amidships and for the engineers was a deckhouse available afterwards.
