Dutch government intended building of 6 coal fired screw steamships of the Siporok-type for Far East service in 1944

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 2,500 tons and reciprotaing steam 1,200 hp/100 rpm propulsion with a Babcock&Wilcox water tube boilers allowing a speed of 10 knots. Totally was around 7,000 tons steel needed for the hulls. D.M.B. indicated that the North Eastern Marine Engines Co. Ltd. Might to be able to delivered, so this firm was to be contacted. Auxiliaries might be manufactured in the Netherlands.

List 1945. Dimensions 267.6 (between perpendiculars) x 43.0 x 21.0 (hold) feet. Four cabin passengers. The 4-840hp/130 rpm triple expansion steam engines and 360 ih[ Bauer- Wach turbines were to be manufactured in the Netherlands. The complete propulsion was to be designed by the Kon.Mij. De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands using the drawings for the 2 boilers from Babcock&Wilcox, London, England. With the aid of the KPM at London were the ships again designed, the Kon.Mij. De Schelde supporting with plans needed for ordering. This yard wasl also to modernize the constuction of the hull.

Source

Zeeuws Archief, archive Kon.Mij. De Schelde (7214) not described part.