Built in 1927 at the Christian at the shipyard of A/S Burmeister&Wain, Copenhagen, Denmark with yard number 358 for D/S A/S Myren (Holm&Wonsild), Copenhagen, Denmark. With a gross register tonnage of 9.119 tons and as dimensions 471'1" x 64’3” x 12' (fore)-17' (aft) x 33'2". Complete revited. In 1930 renamed Christian Holm for the Det Dankse Petroleum A/S (C.H. Holm) of Nyborg. In April 1940 entered she St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and on 5 February 1941 surrendered she to the Dutch artillery training ship Van Kinsbergen at the entrance of the Gulf of Paria. The Bataviaasch nieuwsblad dated 29 March 1941 supplied more details what happened that day. The Christian Holm was one of the two Danish tankers (the other was the 8.571 tons Scandia) captured by two armed Canadian patrol vessels and the Dutch ship which commanding officers was senior in ranking and for that reason led the operation. She was transferred to the Ministry of Shipping/M.o.W.T. at London and managed by the Anglo-American Company. Returned on 1945 to her owner. In 1952 was she at the shipyard of the Kon.Mij. De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands where her hull was repaired with a double plate. (arrived on Saturday morning 14 June coming from Copenhagen and departing the 15th). In 1953 acquired by Nazim Kalkavan, Istanbul, Turkey. In Turkish service was she renamed Riza Kaaptan. Finally broken up in the 3rd quarter of 1959/1960 by Nazim Kalkavan&Muhmut Kijlkaya, Istanbul, Turkey.
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