The Royal Netherlands Government on 24 October 1944 still located at London, England published a brief outline of a shipbuilding program which was to start immediately after the liberation. The described types were needed to serve in the Far East. The Netherlands had at there still a colony namely the Dutch East Indies nowadays Indonesia. On 7 May 1945 was a second outline published with more technical details. I combined both lists.
List 1944. Deadweight 12,000 tons and twin screw 2x4,200 bhp/125 rpm diesel propulsion allowing a speed of 15 knots. Totally was around 25,000 tons steel needed for the hulls. Engines were ordered from Sulzer Brothers, Winterthur to be delivered within 10-12 months. Deck-machinery and pumps hoped UK delivery with support of the British Admiralty and Ministry of Production.
List 1945. Dimensions 476.8 (between (perpendiculars) x 62.6 x 40.8 (hold) feet. Number of acin passengers 12. The Dutch department of Shipping and Fisheries ordered steel for 2 hulls in the United Kingdom to be delivered July-August 1946. By Sulzer-Winterthur were 6SDS72 engines, the first to be placed in November 1945, the second one around January 1946. The design for the Bantam dating 1939 was to be used with an decreased engineroom for the new type engines and the Kon. Mij. De Schelde was to examine the ships contruction for further limiting the ships weight. This yard was to act as main contractor.
Source
Zeeuws Archief, archive Kon.Mij. De Schelde (7214) not described part.
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