An item reported that the Monday before six patrol vessels built at the yard Holland at Schiedam officially were transferred to the Indonesian cabinet in the presence of the Indonesian High Commissary in the Netherlands mr. Moh. Roem.(1)
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1. The Dutch newspaper De Tijd dated 7 March 1950 reported that the order for building six patrol vessels was the first Indonesian order for the Dutch shipbuilding industry. Last Monday was at the yard Gusto at Schiedam after a trial the first patrol vessel named Ampok handed over. The vessels were to be transported with sea ships towards Indonesia.
The newspaper Java-bode dated 7 March reported that the High Commissary Roem on Monday 6 March would accept the delivery of twelve light armed patrol vessels built by Dutch shipyards. After the ceremony was a short trial planned with one of the three vessels built by the shipyard of J.&K. Smit.
The newspaper De locomotief dated 7 March reported that the six vessels built at the yard Holland, Schiedam had a length of 96’, a speed of 12 knots and each armed with two small guns.
The newspaper Nieuwsblad van het Noorden dated 18 March reported that twelve of these vessels were to be built at the first two named Alkai and Ampok a day earlier were loaded on board of the Rempang of the Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland for transport towards Indonesia.
The newspaper Java-bode dated 23 March reported that of the ten patrol vessels to be delivered on Saturday 1 April two were transported with the Roepiah towardsTandjong Priok and for end May was the intention that all vessels were shipped. One vessel was still to be delivered by the yard Gusto who had also built the Ampok and Alkai, J.K. en L. Smit built at Rotterdam, two at Bodewes, Groningen [=Martenshoek], one at Niesten. Delfzijl, onet at Smit, Foxhol and two at Boot, Alphen a/d Rijn.
The newspaper Het nieuwsblad voor Sumatra dated 28 March confirmed this item reporting that their dimensions were 30 x 5,5 x 2 meters. The newspaper Het vrije volk dated 16 May reported that the next morning was started with placing on board of the steamship Zeeland of the Koninklijke Rotterdamsche Lloyd the last two of the Indonesian patrol vessels each with a length of 33 metres and a weight of 142.000 kilo. Further more were two motor tugs each with a weight of 160,000 kg placed on deck. The steamship was bound to depart Rotterdam at the end of the week towards Indonesia. These twelve ships were part of the Alkai-class.
