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 6-2cm guns supplied at New York on 19 October 1942
Armed with 6-2cm guns supplied at New York on 19 October 1942
Armed with 1-10,16cm/4” gun supplied at New York on 30 October 1942
Launched with yard number 71 by De Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1921, delivered to the N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij Nederland, Amsterdam, Netherlands on 15 January 1921, rebuilt in 1931, renamed Amstelvliet, same owner, manager N.V. Reederij Amsterdam, Amsterdam since 8 November 1955, renamed Sincerety, owner/manager Cathay Shipping Corporation Ltd., Panama since 8 June 1957 and arrived at Osaka, Japan to be broken up on 18 July 1958 which started begun on 28 July 1958.
Gross tonnage 6,713 tons, net tonnage 4,225 tons, deadweight 9,480 tons, grain capacity 476,000 cubic feet, bale capacity 434,000 cubic feet and as dimensions 420.3 x 54.7 3 x 33.5 feet.
Source
Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands.
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