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Tuesday, 14 August 2012

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

TFWP=Lambda (ex-Babot IV), steamship, net capacity 50.09 cubic metres or 17.69 tons, homeport Batavia
TGBD=Laga, steamship, net capacity 115.49 cubic metres or 40.80 tons, homeport Batjan (Ternate)
TGBH=Loudon, motor ship, net capacity 3195.07 cubic metres or 1127.86 tons, homeport Batavia
TGBQ=Le Maire, steamship, net capacity 5358.47 cubic metres or 1893.45 tons, homeport Batavia
TGCD=Limburg, tank lighter ship, net capacity 3233.09 cubic metres or 1141.28 tons, homeport Batavia
TGCL=Linnea, bark ship, net capacity 1627.90 cubic metres or 575.27 tons, homeport Batavia