Dutch general cargo steam ship Sembilan 1921-1943

Shelterdeck closed. 3 Decks. Launched by Maatschappij voor Scheeps- en Werktuigbouw Fijenoord N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands on 2 March 1921, delivered to the N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij “Nederland”, Amsterdam, Netherlands on 25 April 1922 and sunk/torpedoed by the Italian submarine Leonardo da Vinci on a distance of 160 miles south east of Durban, South Africa on 17 April 1943. Of the 86 crew members just one survived. She left on 4 April 1943 Glasgow, Scotland loaded with war stores bound for British Indies via Cape Town, South Africa.

Gross tonnage 6,633.00 tons, net tonnage 4,089.00 tons, deadweight 9,340.00 tons, grain capacity 469,000 cubic feet, bale capacity 423,095 cubic feet and as dimensions 128.02 (between perpendiculars) x 16.61 (moulded) x 8.53 (depth to main deck) metres. Call sign PRWN.