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Monday, 30 July 2012

Call signs of Dutch East Indies merchant ships of which the name started with a ‘D’ 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

TCMP=De Carpentier, steamship, net capacity 2168.61 cubic metres or 766.29 tons, homeport Batavia
TCMR=De Kock, steamship, net capacity 950.54 cubic metres or 335.87 tons, homeport Batavia
TCMV=De Eerens, steamship, net capacity 2250.33 cubic metres or 795.16 tons, homeport Batavia
TCND=Daisy, steamship, homeport Batavia
TCNW=De Weert, steamship, net capacity 2730.49 cubic metres or 964.83 tons, homeport Batavia
TCQP=Donggala, steamship, net capacity 465.01 cubic metres or 164.15 tons, homeport Batavia
TCRF=Drente, tanker, net capacity 3102.73 cubic metres or 1096.37 tons, homeport Batavia
TCRH=Duymaer Van Twist, steamship, net capacity 3509.63 cubic metres or 1240.15 tons, homeport Batavia