Laid down with yard number 204 by N.V. Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw-Maatschappij, Amsterdam, Netherlands for account of N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland, Amsterdam on 30 November 1929, launched on 19 July 1930, delivered on 7 January 1931 and sold to be broken up in March 1960 to the Fourseas Enterprises Co. Ltd., Hong Kong, China where she arrived on 10 June 1960. Gross tonnage 8.152 tons, net tonnage 4.893 tons, deadweight 10.336 tons, grain capacity 607.515 cubic feet, bale capacity 513.265 cubic feet and as dimensions 141,74 x 18,90 x 11,05 metres.
According to the list and supplements 1-2 on 13 September 1945 BDZ No. 673sent 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.
Armed with 2-2cm guns supplied at New York on 23 July 1942
Armed with 2-2cm guns supplied at New York on 22 September 1942
Armed with 2-2cm guns supplied at San Francisco in January 1944
Armed with 1-7,62cm/3” 50 dual purpose Mk. 22 gun supplied at New York
Source
Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands.
My father was on the msTawali ship in the US Navy during World War 2.
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