According to the list and supplements 1-2 on 13 September 1945 BDZ No. 673 sent 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
Armed with 1-2cm gun supplied at Boston, USA in July 1943
Cargo ship of type Empire Scandinavian. Launched with yard number 441 by Ailsa Shipbuilding Company Td., Troon, Scotland on 15 April 1942, delivered in June 1942 to the Ministry of War Transport, manager J.A. Billmeir, both at London, England as Empire Tooiler, renamed Van Ostade, owner Staat der Nederlanden, manager Shipping&Coal Company Ltd., London since 13 May 1943, owner/manager Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands since February 1947, renamed Etal Manor, owner/manager Tanfield Steamship Company Ltd., Newcastle on Tyne, England since 28 August 1950, renamed Moto owner/manager Pelton Steamship Company Ltd., Newcastle on Tyne since October 1953, renamed Tirso, owner ‘Teulada Societa per Azioni di Navigazione, Vagliary, Italy, manager Orazio Rosini, Genoa, Italy since 1960, renamed Hamal. Owner Compania Naviera General S.A., Beyrouth, Lebanon, manager Nello Patella, Venezia, Italy since 1962 and sold to be broken up in May 1962.
Source
Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands.
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