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.
Launched by Deutsche Werft AG, Hamburg, Germany with yard number 190 for account of Van Nievelt, Goudriaan&Co.’s Stoomvaart-Maatschappij N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands on 30 July 1937, handed over on 2 September 1937, renamed Joy owned by Sullang Shipping Corporation, managed by Nic. Georgacopoulos (Intership Co. Ltd.), since 1968 as Alexvas of Alexastar Navigation S.A., managed by A. Alexiou, since 1969 as Eteoklis of Eteoklis Companiá Naviera S.A., managed by S. Stravelakis&A. Bacolitsas all both at Piraeus, Greece, since 1971 owner Eteoklis Shipping Co. Ltd., Famagusta, Cyprus and broken up at Istanbul, Turkey in 1972.
Armed with 4-2cm at New York on 29 September 1942.
Later added 1-2cm gun and 1-4”BL/Mk VII.
Source
Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficierem 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands.
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