An item reported the sale of the Dutch steamship Yildum (1) of 3,234 gross tons and build in 1913 by the Dutch shipping company N.V. van Nievelt, Goudriaan&Co’s Stoomvaart Maatschappij of Rotterdam to Finland.
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1. Lijst van de Nederlandsche en Nederlands-Indische schepen aan welke onderscheidingsseinen zijn verleend uit het Internationaal Seinboek. Amsterdam, 1917. Call sign QCTP, homeport Rotterdam, net capacity 5578,18 cubic metres or 1969,10 tons of 2,83 cubic metres and gross capacity 9161,06 cubic metres or 3233,86 tons of 2,83 cubic metres. Roger Jordan. The World Merchant Fleets 1939. In Finnish service at the Rederi A/B Yildum used for general tramping while retaining her original name. Her funnel was blue coloured with a yellow Y in a red band. In June 1941 seized by the British and transferred to the Ministry of War Transport. Sunk on 1 January 1944 caused by a collision with the Odysseus on the position 48º44’ North and 59º13’West. De Nederlandse koopvaardijvloot 1930. Build in 1913 by the shipyard Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maarschappij at Rotterdam.Calls ign QCTP of Rotterdam and radio sign PITG. Capacity in tons of 2,83 cubic metres 3.234 gross and 1.969 net tons, dimensions 331’8” x 48’2” x 33’3”(hold). Loading capacity included total bunker capacity 5,600 tons in tons of 1.016 kg and bunker capacity 498 tons of 1.016 kg.
