The armament of the Dutch merchant ship Alcor in the Second World War

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 1-4”/BL/LA gun.

General cargo ship. Laid down by De Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands with yard number 70on 26 September 1919, launched on 21 August 1920, delivered on 12 October 1920, owner/manager Van Nievelt, Goudriaan&Co’s Stoomvaart Maatschappij N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands, renamed Julia, Honduras-flagged, homeport Puerto Cortes, manager Fafalios Ltd. and owner Compañiá Concordia de Navegación S.A., both at Puerto Cortes, Honduras on 15 September 1950, sold in October 1959 to Hong Kong which started on 5 February 1960. Gross tonnage 3,526 tons, net tonnage 2,121 tons, deadweight 6,173 tons, grain capacity 362,000 cubic feet, bale capacity 332,000 cubic feet and dimensions 111.00 x 15.25 x 7.47 metres.

Source

Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands.