The Dutch newspaper Limburger koerier dated 26 February 1917 published an item reporting that the Dutch sailing ship Nest was chartered by the firm Nordheim&Co.to depart in May from the Dutch East Indies towards London, England fully loaded with rubber. At that moment were enough transport facilities lacking. She was described as the ex Chinsura and Lucco with a tonnage of 1.275 tons gross, 1.217 tons net, built in 1868 at Birkenhead and owned by P. Landberg&Zoon, Batavia, Dutch East Indies. She was expected at the end of March or begin April at Surabaya loaded with 1.00 ton coal from the mine at Boekit Asam, Palembang. The Bataviasch nieuwsblad dated 14 July described that she was to depart next morning and several authorities were invited to visit her the day before. Among them was naval captain Rambonnet and the director of the navy yard. Captain of the Nest was Smits and charterer was the firm H.G.Th. Crone for tobacco towards the Netherlands. The three officers besides Smits were Dutch, Norwegian and Swedish. The steward was also Dutch, the sailors however Chinese. Her new owner Van Meel (1) seemed to have her bought from an Arab. Bound for Rotterdam was her first destination St. Helena to wait for further orders. The N.I.S.H. tug Kraus would tow her tot he Bali Strait. The same year reported Het vaderland dated 7 November that she arrived heavily damaged at Durban, South Africa, She was now called Het Nest Before her arrival at Durban her loss was feared. Underway she was harrassed by a hurricane. The Nest was operated by the N.V. Scheepvaart Maatschappij Nest. Another Dutch newspaper Voorwaarts dated 12 March 1921 reported that she was sold by J.J.A. van Meel, Rotterdam, Netherlands to be used by the Polish government as training ship. Rebuilt by Gebr. v.d. Windt, Vlaardingen, Netherlands and fitted out by Kromhout, Amsterdam, Netherlands with 1-6cylinder 600hp diesel engine.
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1. The person Van Meel started according to local newspaper his activities as shipping agent at Surabaya around 1917 introducing himself a millionair from Rotterdam and probably also founder of the Indische Handelsmaatschappij. In fact he was already earlier in the world of merchant shipping He bought besides the Nest also the Albertine Beatrice and the John Davie from Landberg. The same J.J.A. van Meel which founded in 1913 with Marinus van Mee the NV Van Meel’s Vliegtuigenfabriek at Soesterberg, Netherlands and N.V. van Meel’s Scheepvaart- en Agentuur Maatschappij? Johannes Josephus Antonie van Meel, (14 May 1875 Rotterdam-13 February 1944 Rotterdam) .
Photographer Van Boute, photo dated between 1920-1930.
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