Building ordered at the N.V. Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij., Amsterdam, Netherlands by the Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland on 3 March 1926, laid down with yard number 186 on 15 March 1926, launched on 28 September 1927, delivered on 25/26 January 1928, maiden voyage towards Batavia, Dutch East Indies begun on 28 February 1928, bound from Antwerp, Belgium towards Rotterdam, Netherlands strike she a mine in the Schelde on 26 August 1945 10 miles north west of Westkapelle, heavily damaged grounded on the Zuid Steenbank, on 31 August was stopped with the salvage activities and on 5 September broken into two parts. Gross register tonnage 16,287 tons,under deck 10.677 tons, net register tonnage 9.756 tons and as dimensions 168.05 x 20.93 x 11.02 x 12.12 metres or 551.4 x 68.8 x 36.2 x 36.9 feet.
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