Call signs of Dutch East Indies merchant ships of which the name started with an ‘A’ in 1917

The Dutch departments of Agriculture, Industry and Trade and Navy published a list of the Dutch war- and merchant ships including the so-called Gouvernementsmarine which was active in the Dutch East Indies. The list I used was published by J.H. de Bussy at Amsterdam and was kept update until 1 January 1917.

Tons of 2,83 cubic metres

TBCD=schooner Ariël of Dobo, Ambon, net capacity 579.48 cubic metres or 204.76tons

TBCF=steamship Accoord of Bandjermasin, net capacity 23.48 cubic metres or 8.30 tons

TBCV=steam tug Ajax of Batavia

TBGC=bark ship Albertina Beatrice of Batavia, net capacity 3661.24 cubic metres or 1292.42 tons

TBGV=bark Alnoer of Palembang, net capacity 783.25 cubic metres or 276.76 tons

TBHN=steamship Alting of Batavia, net capacity 1994.68 cubic metres or 704.83 tons

TBJG=motor ship Ambon of Amboina, net capacity 63.89 cubic metres or 22.55 tons

TBKQ=bark Anoar Salim of Palembang, net capacity 523.60 cubic metres or 185.01 tons

TBKR=steamship Adrienne of Batjan, Ternate, net capacity 77.52 cubic metres or 27.39  tons

TBKS=steamship Andries (former Wilhelmina) of Samarinda, net capacity 129.41 cubic metres or 45.73 tons

TBLR=gaff schooner Ardjoena of Merawang, net capacity 261.63 cubic metres or 92.44 tons

TBLS=bark ship Argo of Batavia, net capacity 1567.17 cubic metres or 553.79 tons

TBLV=motor tanker Artemis of Batavia, net capacity 6548.66 cubic metres or 2311.68 tons

TBMC=schooner Aroedzbarie of Bandjermasin, net capacity 70.87 cubic metres or 25.04 tons

TBNG=steamship Atlas of Batavia, net capacity 33.31 cubic metres or 11.77 tons

TBPC=steamship Atjeh of Batavia, net capacity 1112.33 cubic metres or 393.04 tons

TBPC=steamship Attaka of Batavia, net capacity 401.68 cubic metres or 141.94 tons