According to the list and supplements 1-2 on 13 September 1945 BDZ No. 673 sent by the office of armament the Royal Netherlands Navy located at 41 East 42nd Street, New York 17, USA. There were no complete records available, so there were several sources used to compile the list. Sometimes the kind of guns gave indirect information regarding the origin such as 4”/BL and 12 pounder guns were British mostly supplied in the United Kingdom, Canada or Curacao. The 4.7” guns were old Japanese guns placed on some vessels in the begin of the war at Singapore and some 4” guns in the same period at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies. The trade in which the ship was used gave also an indication were the guns were supplied, for example involved in the Pacific trade means supplied at the West Coast.
Cargo ship launched with yard number 462 by A. Vuyk&Zonen, Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands for account of N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij ‘Oostzee’, Firma Vinke (since 1932 Firm Vinke Warnderink&Zoon) both at Amsterdam, Netherlands on 8 March 1921, handed over on 7 November 1922 and sold to be broken up at Hamburg, Germany in May 1958.
Armed with 1-2cm gun, supplied at New York on 3 July 1942
Armed with 3-2cm guns, supplied at New York on 2 October 1943.
Source
Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficierem 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands.
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