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Thursday, 26 January 2017

American oil tanker Australia arrived at Amsterdam, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper De Gooi- en Eemlander dated 13 June 1935

An item reported the arrival at Amsterdam, Netherlands at 19.00 o’clock the day before of the American oil tanker Australia (11.628, 54 gross register tonnage coming from Port Arthur [nowadays Lüshunkou District, China]. Dimensions 530 (over all) x 70.3 feet and a draught of nearly 10 metres/ She berthed alongside the quay of the Texaco Company at the Petroleumhaven. She was there to unload 5.000 ton oil and would presumably departed on the 13th towards London England.