Portuguese gunboat Goncalves Zarco escorting troop transport Joao Belo towards Portuguese Timor according to the Dutch newspaper De Sumatra Post dated 5 February 1942

An item dated Lisbon, Portugal 4^th referred to a telegram of the Joao Belo that everything was well on board. She was a 6.385 ton measuring Portuguese steamship underway with troops embarked towards Timor-Dilly. She was escorted by the 966 ton measuring Portuguese gunboat Gonçalves Zarco (1) armed with 3-11,9cm/4,7” guns and also transporting soldiers.

Note

F476. Also called an aviso 2^nd class/sloop 2^nd class designed for service in the colonies. Laid down by Hawthorn, Leslie, Hebburn near Newcastle, United Kingdom with yard number 584 on 9 October 1931, launched on 28 November 1932, commissioned on 17 August 1933, decommissioned in 1961, became an auxiliary survey vessel and broken up in 1964. Of the Gonçalves Zarco-class.

Japanese seaplane base at Dilli, Portuguese Timor according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 22 May 1942

An item reported that the southern terminus of the Japanese civil air line at Dilli, Portuguese Timor was converted into a seaplane base.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 163 dated 22 May 1942

Australian air force R.A.A.F. attacked shipping at Dilli, Portuguese Timor according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 22 May 1942

An item reported the Australian air force R.A.A.F. attacked on 19 May shipping at Dilli, Portuguese Timor although any results were unknown.  

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 163 dated 22 May 1942

Dutch standby safety vessel (ex-Anna Hendrika 1982-2003, Limanda 2003-2007, Timor II 2003-2006) Baltimore (1982) 2013-

Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 8 April 2016

Vanatua-flagged, homeport Port Vila, IMO 8121393, MMSI 577153000 and call sign YJTH2. Former Dutch cutter Anna Hendricks (KW45) of Rederij H. Messemaker, Katwijk, Netherlands, renamed March 2003, Limanda (UK168) of Petronella B.V. Urk, Netherlands renamed October 2006 and Timor II renamed March 2013. Sold in 2006 to NOAH (T. v.d. Linde&F.W. Melchers, Belgium) with the intention to convert her into a training ship for fishery at East Timor but became instead a support vessel Timor II Panamanian-flagged and chartered by Rederij Groen, Scheveningen. Since 2013 as the Baltimore Vanatua-flagged safety/standby vessel of Hakvoort Sea Transport, Urk. Original dimensions 42,85 x 8.00 x 4,38 metres with a net tonnage of 357 ton. Built by Scheepswerf Metx, Urk with yard number 58 and completed by Machinefabriek A. Hoekman, Urk

Dutch standby safety vessel (ex-Anna Hendrika 1982-2003, Limanda 2003-2007, Timor II 2003-2006) Baltimore (1982) 2013-

Schelde off Vlissingen, Netherlands 28 March 2016

Vanatua-flagged, homeport Port Vila, IMO 8121393, MMSI 577153000 and call sign YJTH2. Former Dutch cutter Anna Hendricks (KW45) of Rederij H. Messemaker, Katwijk, Netherlands, renamed March 2003, Limanda (UK168) of Petronella B.V. Urk, Netherlands renamed October 2006 and Timor II renamed March 2013. Sold in 2006 to NOAH (T. v.d. Linde&F.W. Melchers, Belgium) with the intention to convert her into a training ship for fishery at East Timor but became instead a support vessel Timor II Panamanian-flagged and chartered by Rederij Groen, Scheveningen. Since 2013 as the Baltimore Vanatua-flagged safety/standby vessel of Hakvoort Sea Transport, Urk. Original dimensions 42,85 x 8.00 x 4,38 metres with a net tonnage of 357 ton. Built by Scheepswerf Metx, Urk with yard number 58 and completed by Machinefabriek A. Hoekman, Urk.