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Tuesday, 28 May 2024

Dutch general cargo ship Simaloer 1918-1941

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Ordered on 10 April 1916, laid down byN.V. Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw-Maatschappij, Amsterdam, Netherlands with yard number 152 on 30 March 1918, launched on 13 October 1920, delivered to N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij ‘Nederland’, Amsterdam on 3 April 1921 and loaded with sugar underway from Palembang, Dutch East Indies via Freetown, Sierra Leone bound for London, England set a fire to a German air attack on 2 March 1941, abandoned and sighted a day later still floating. During to her low speed not part of a convoy. Gross tonnage 6,587 tons, net tonnage 4,119 tons, deadweight 9,113 tons, grain capacity 471,800 cubic feet, bale capacity 433,024 cubic feet and dimensions 182.02 x 16.61 x 10.97 metres.Speed 12.50 knots. Small passenger accommodation. 

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