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Launched by Machinefabriek en Scheepswerf P. Smit jr. N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands with yard number 505 on 23 January 1937, delivered to manager Firma Wm Ruys & Zonen, owner N.V. Rotterdamsche Lloyd, both at Rotterdam, Netherlands on 4 June 1937, converted into a troop transport in June 1943, reconverted into a cargo ship in early 1947, laid up on 13 July 1962, arrived at Brugge, Belgium on 16 March 1963 and breaking up started on 16 March 1963.
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 8-2cm guns
Armed with 1-10,16cm/4” 50 Mk.9 gun
Source
Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands.
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