Dutch shipping Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland ordered building of two freighters at West Hartlepool according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag dated 26 March 1912

An item reported that the Dutch shipping company Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland ordered the building of two 9,000 tons freighters at the shipyard of the firm William Gray and Co. at West Hartlepool to be delivered in October and December.