An item reported that the Dutch steamship Larenberg (1) was sold to the Euxine Shipping Company of London and renamed Helena Margaretha. The Dutch steamship Klipfontein which was sold to Italy was renamed Gloriaster. (2)
Notes
1. The Nederlandse Koopvaardijvloot 1930. The Larenberg build in 1915 at the shipyard A. Vuyk&Zonen at Capelle a/d IJssel for the Stoomboot Maatschappij Hillegersberg of Amsterdam? Capacity 3,266 gross and 2,006 net tons of 2,83 cubic metres, a loading capacity included bunker capacity of 5,450 tons of 1,016 kg and a bunker capacity of 325 tons f 1,016 kg, call sign PJBK and radio sign PFNJ. Dimensions 326’8” x 48’2” x 22’10 (hold)
2. Roger Jordan. The world’s merchant fleets 1939 mentioned the Gloriastella which was the in 1936 renamed Gloriaster. She was build in 1922 at Rotterdam and now serving in the general tramping service of Rizzuto, Fratelli (Guiseppe and Salvatore Rizzuto) of Naples. Her hull was black painted. Torpedoed and destroyed by British aircraft off Benghazi on 17 September 1940. The Nederlandse Koopvaardijvloot 1930. Build in 1922 at the shipyard Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij for the Ned. Zuid Afr. Stoomvaart Maatschappij of Amsterdam. Capacity 5,544 gross and 3,088 net tons of 2,83 cubic metres, a loading capacity included bunker capacity of 9,420 tons of 1,016 kg and a bunker capacity of 2,200 tons f 1,016 kg, call sign PHKB and radio sign PFKC. Dimensions 402’4” x 58’4” x 26’5” (hold).
