Enemy submarine activities in the Atlantic Ocean according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 3 January 1942

An item reported that the number of enemy submarines in the Atlantic Ocean increased. There were 5-6 on westerly courses underway towards Newfoundland with others near the Faroes, Azores and Freetown [Sierra Leone?]. One submarine was seen off Swan Island position 16.25 north and 84.00 west in the Caribbean 110 miles north of eastern Honduras and off the Portland (Me.) lightship was a sound contact. The J.I.C. commented that isolate contacts (sound or fleeting views of periscopes) must be considered to be inconclusive.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 24 dated 3 January 1942

Honduras exporting shrimps to the USA according to the Commercial Fisheries Review dated August 1964 No. 8

An item reported that a fishery firm active in Honduras exported 500,000 pounds of shrimp to the USA in the 7-months season ending in the first quarter of 1964. The firm operated a fleet of 14 fishing vessels.

The armament of the Dutch merchant ship Alcor in the Second World War

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 2-2cm guns 1-4”/BL/LA gun.

General cargo ship. Laid down by De Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands with yard number 70on 26 September 1919, launched on 21 August 1920, delivered on 12 October 1920, owner/manager Van Nievelt, Goudriaan&Co’s Stoomvaart Maatschappij N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands, renamed Julia, Honduras-flagged, homeport Puerto Cortes, manager Fafalios Ltd. and owner Compañiá Concordia de Navegación S.A., both at Puerto Cortes, Honduras on 15 September 1950, sold in October 1959 to Hong Kong which started on 5 February 1960. Gross tonnage 3,526 tons, net tonnage 2,121 tons, deadweight 6,173 tons, grain capacity 362,000 cubic feet, bale capacity 332,000 cubic feet and dimensions 111.00 x 15.25 x 7.47 metres.

Source

Archieven van hoofd handelsbescherming en diverse handelsbeschermingsofficieren 1941-1946 inv.no. 53 (Nationaal Archief, The Hague, Netherlands. 

Dutch cargo ship Dordrecht 1922-1925 (Romø 1925-1928, Karibia 1928-1929, Zulia 1929-1935, Rita 1935-1954, Brasilmar 1954-1964)

Maritiem Museum Rotterdam 22 September 2022

Detail of the Panorama Burgerhout, painted by Adolf Bock (5 August 1890 Berlin, Germany-13 January 1968 Helsingborg, Sweden) in 1928 for account of Burgerhout’s Machinefabriek en Scheepswerf N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Delivered by Burgerhout’s Machinefabriek en Scheepswerf N.V., Rotterdam, Netherlands with yard number 67 for account of Phs. Van Ommeren shipping, Rotterdam (manager and N.V. Stoomvaart Maatschappij De Maas, Rotterdam (owner) in October 1922, sold to Jens Petersen, Haderslev, Denmark and renamed Romø on 25 March 1925, sold to H.C.. Horn, Hamburg, Germany and renamed Karibia on 5 October 1928, renamed Zulia on 1 August 1929, sold to Rederi A/S Rita, manager Odd Godager, both at Oslo, Norway amd renamed Rita on 28 October 1935, sold to Rederiet Beseggen A/S, Oslo in October 1936, sold to Honduras Shipping Co., Puerto Cortes, Honduras in January 1946, sold to Lloyd Panamericano, Puerto Cortes, Honduras, manager Sasso, Bottici Cia., Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1953. sold to Navegacao Continental Ltda., Santos, Brazil in 1953, renamed Brasilmar in 1954 and sunk on 8 June 1964 after she grounded off Gerapaba, Brazil. Gross tonnage 1,748 tons, net tonnage 946 tons, deadweight 2,650 tons, grain capacity 136,000 cubic feet, bale capacity 128,000 cubic feet and as dimensions 76.25 (between perpendiculars)-79.53 (over all) x 12.48 x 5.89 x 4.880 metres. 

Honduran screw steam tanker (ex-Voco 1927-1934, Toorak 1934-1949) Omiros 1949-1961

 

Vlissingen, Netherlands 1941. Alongside the Dutch tug De Nolle

Zeeuws Archief

The Dutch newspaper Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant dated Tuesday 21 August 1951 reported that she arrived om Saturday 18 August coming from Rotterdam, Netherlands at the shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde, Vlissingen to undergo an examination and if needed repairs. She is described as a tanker of Honduras.  Docked in the Eiland dock (order 37059) between Friday 21 September 16.00 o’clock-Monday 8 October 18:00 o’clock.

Ex-Voco renamed 1934, owner Vacuum Oil Co. Ltd., London, since 1933 by Standard Transportation Co. Ltd., Hong Kong and Toorak renamed 1949,  owned by Socony-Vacuum Transportation Co. Ltd., London, England, call sign HRII. Gross tonnage  8,627 tons, under deck 8,957 tons, net tonnage 5,205 tons and as dimensions 460.0 x 62.8 x 36.4 feet. Delivered in December 1927 by Lithgows Ltd., Port Glasgow, Scotland. Since 1949 owned by Soc. Maritima Miraflores Ltd [A.S. Onassis)., Puerto Cortes, Honduras and broken up by Eckhardt&Co., Hamburg, Germany in 1961.

Sources

Krantenbankzeeland.nl

www. Aukevisser.nl

Zeeuws Archief. Archive Stichting Scheepsbouwgeschiedenis Vlissingen (1911-2002)  no. 5

Lloyds Register 1954-155 Vol. II M-Z Shipowners.

Russian tanker Zigdid or Zugdidi 1970-1995

Georgia-flagged, homeport Batumi, IMO 7022069, call sign UQRO. Since 1992 Honduras-flagged, homeport San Lorenzo. Completed by Shipyard 184/STX Finland Rauma, Rauma, Finland in September 1970. Disposed at Aliaga, Turkey in on 28 August 1995.  Part of a group consisting of the Altaj, Aktau, Amgun, Aktubinsk, Aykhal, Rauma, Adygeni, Anakliya, Aynazhi, Kola, Izkora, Khersones, Akhaltsikhe, Yugansk, Ararat, Ayon, Omsk, Autse, Biryuza Antares, Zugdidim Auseklis, Zhalgiris, Abava, Prut, Svrgutnef, Anyuy, Neftegoresk, Tarkhankut, Ilim, Aspindza, Dabrecen, Neftekamsk, Sakhalinneft, Sibirneft and Rumbula. The Project 160 or called by the NATO the Altay-class consisted of the Kola, Elnya, Egorlyk, Izhora, Prut and Ilim.

General technical characteristics of the Altay, the details could differs from ship to ship. Gross register tonnage 3.674 tons, net register tonnage 1.728 tons, deadweight 4.997.0 tons deadweight cargo capacity 4.314.0 tons and as dimensions 97,00 (between perpendiculars)-106,07 (over all) x 15,40 (moulded) x 7.90 (depth to main deck) x 18,80 (height mast above main deck) s 0,04/650 (fore light-fully loaded)-5,43/650 (aft light-fully loaded)-2.69 /6,50 (light-fully loaded) metres. Speed 13,2 (full loaded)-14,20 (in ballast) knots. Capacity of dry cargo hold 1874,4 M3 grain. Total capacity of cargo oil tanks and deep tanks 5.908,0 M3. Five cargo oil tanks. Could transport all grades of oil including petrol of at least 0,74 k/gsm3 specific weight.

German general cargo ship Aphia 1954-1971 (Nordsee Pionier 1971-1973, Natalie 1973-1974, Christopher 1974-1983, Nilda One 1983-1988, Miss Keshia I Express 1973-2009)

Canal between Gent, Belgium and Terneuzen, Netherlands 1963

Photographer Johan de Vries. Zeeuws Archief

Germany-flagged, homeport Bremen, IMO 5020782 and call sign Deez. As Miss Keshia I Express Honduras-flagged, homeport San Lorenzo, owned by Naviera Miss Keshia I S de RL. As Nordsee Pionier of Nordsee Pionier Schiffahrts KG and Germany-flagged. As Natalie Netherlands Antilles-flagged, homeport Willemstad and call sign PJSL. As Christopher Panama-flagged and as Nilda One Dominican Republic-flagged. Launched by Neue Brand Werft, Oldenburg, Germany with yard number 133 on 16 September 1954 and delivered on 12 November 1954 to Ferdinand Müller Reederei, Bremen, Germany. Since March 2000 no longer registered in Lloyd’s Register, fate unknown.

East German tug Bison 1973-2005?

Built in 1973 at the Leningradskiy Petrozavad, Leningrad with a gross register tonnage 183 tons and as dimensions 29,32 x 8,49 x 3,02 metres. Het 2x2 6 cylinder Russkiy engines supplied 1.200 ahp. She was property of the Bagger-, Bugsier- und Bergungsreederei, Rostock, since 1990 as the Bison from the Brugse Scheepssloperij, Brugge, Belgium, since 1993 as the Aquarius A from Martin Davis (Honduras-flagged, San Lorenzo), since 1994 as the Aquarius A from the West Coast Towing Company in Swansea, since 1994 as the Megan Mai from the West Coast Towing Company, Cardiff. Since 1 January 1996 the Ecuador-flagged Guayas. IMO 750851 and call sign HC3088 in 2005 still mentioned.

Russian tanker Adigeni 1968-1991 (Kenmary 1991-2004)

Built by by Rauma-Repola O/Y, Rauma, Finland in 1968. Russia-flagged, homeport Batumi, Georgia, IMO 6818447 and call sign UWPC. Later call sign 5NTH. Disposed at Alang, Bangladesh on 13 September 2004 to be broken up. In 1991 homeport Odessa, Ukraine. Renamed 1996 Kenmary, homeport San Lorenzo, Honduras and since 1998 Lagos, Nigeria (Operated by Olimpex Nigeria Ltd.). In 1997 temporarily the Honduras-flagged Fred?

Part of a group consisting of the Altaj, Aktau, Amgun, Aktubinsk, Aykhal, Rauma, Adygeni, Anakliya, Aynazhi, Kola, Izkora, Khersones, Akhaltsikhe, Yugansk, Ararat, Ayon, Omsk, Autse, Biryuza Antares, Zugdidim Auseklis, Zhalgiris, Abava, Prut, Svrgutnef, Anyuy, Neftegoresk, Tarkhankut, Ilim, Aspindza, Dabrecen, Neftekamsk, Sakhalinneft, Sibirneft and Rumbula. The Project 160 or called by the NATO the Altay-class consisted of the Kola, Elnya, Egorlyk, Izhora, Prut and Ilim. General technical characteristics of the Altay, the details differs from ship to ship. Gross register tonnage 3.674 tons, net register tonnage 1.728 tons, deadweight 5.045 tons, deadweight cargo capacity 4.314.0 tons and as dimensions 97,00 (between perpendiculars)-106,07 (over all) x 15,40 (moulded) x 7.90 (depth to main deck) x 18,80 (height mast above main deck) s 0,04/650 (fore light-fully loaded)-5,43/650 (aft light-fully loaded)-2.69 /6,50 (light-fully loaded) metres. Speed 13,2 (full loaded)-14,20 (in ballast) knots. Capacity of dry cargo hold 1874,4 M3 grain. Total capacity of cargo oil tanks 6.028 M3. Five cargo oil tanks. Could transport all grades of oil including petrol of at least 0,74 k/gsm3 specific weight.

Russian tanker Aynazhi 1969-1991 (Ainazi 1991-1996, Kite 1996, Ainazi 1996-1999, Kite 1999-2001, Madrin 2001)

Built by by Rauma-Repola O/Y, Rauma, Finland in 1969. Russia-flagged, IMO 6827010, call sign UWIJ, homeport Riga, Latvia. Homeport since 1984 Vladivostok, Russia. Renamed Ainazi 1991, homeport Riga, Latvia, renamed 1996 Kite Panama-flagged, Ainazi 1996 homeport Riga, Latvia, 1999 Kite Panama-flagged, 2001 Madrin Honduras-flagged and disposed at Mumbai, India on 4 February 2001 to be broken up.

Part of a group consisting of the Altaj, Aktau, Amgun, Aktubinsk, Aykhal, Rauma, Adygeni, Anakliya, Aynazhi, Kola, Izkora, Khersones, Akhaltsikhe, Yugansk, Ararat, Ayon, Omsk, Autse, Biryuza Antares, Zugdidim Auseklis, Zhalgiris, Abava, Prut, Svrgutnef, Anyuy, Neftegoresk, Tarkhankut, Ilim, Aspindza, Dabrecen, Neftekamsk, Sakhalinneft, Sibirneft and Rumbula. The Project 160 or called by the NATO the Altay-class consisted of the Kola, Elnya, Egorlyk, Izhora, Prut and Ilim. General technical characteristics of the Altay, the details differs from ship to ship. Gross register tonnage 3.674 tons, net register tonnage 1.728 tons, deadweight 4.997.0 tons deadweight cargo capacity 4.314.0 tons and as dimensions 97,00 (between perpendiculars)-106,07 (over all) x 15,40 (moulded) x 7.90 (depth to main deck) x 18,80 (height mast above main deck) s 0,04/650 (fore light-fully loaded)-5,43/650 (aft light-fully loaded)-2.69 /6,50 (light-fully loaded) metres. Speed 13,2 (full loaded)-14,20 (in ballast) knots. Capacity of dry cargo hold 1874,4 M3 grain. Total capacity of cargo oil tanks and deep tanks 5.908,0 M3. Five cargo oil tanks. Could transport all grades of oil including petrol of at least 0,74 k/gsm3 specific weight.

Several Spanish ships arrived at Cadiz, Spain returning from the Americas according to the Dutch newspaper Rotterdamse courant dated 18 March 1769

An item dated Cadiz, Spain 17 February reported the arrival since 7 February of ships returning from the Americas namely the St. Geertrude and Vigilant from Honduras and Havana, Cuba loaded with indigo and so on, a packet boat and the Porto Velna. The ship from Havana was loaded with sugar, the one from Carthagena and Havana with cotton, cacao, gayac [guayacan or pokhout?] and Havana sugar. The money loaded at Carthagena was left behind at Havana on board of the warship St. Jaques which was daily expcected to arrive. On board of the Vigilant was d’Ulloa crowns representative at Louisiana but forced to return by the council and inhabitants of this colony.

Panama tug B. Billy 1968-

Honduras-flagged, homeport San Lorenzo, IMO 7436703, registration no. 674902, call sign HQXE5 and MMSI 334744000. Built by Bollinger Marine Fabricators, Morgan City, Morgan City, La., USA with yard number 149 on 1 January 1968. Gross tonnage 538 tons, net tonnage 161 tons, deadweight 345 tons, displacement 980 tons and as dimensions 38,91 (rule)-41,45 (over all) x 11,12 x 4,97 x 5,84 (over all) metres. Speed 9,0 knots. Owned by Kelford Overseas S.A., Panama.

Honduras refrigerated fruit cargo ship Contessa 1930-1959 (Leeuwarden 1959-1963, Tropicana II 1963-1965, Santa Ana 1965-1970, Desguazado 1970)

Docked in the so-called Island dry dock 19 December 1957

Archive Kon.Mij. De Schelde 516.869 (Gemeentearchief Vlissingen)

Underway towed by the Cycloop. Original source

Built in 1930 by Barclay, Curle&Co. Ltd Clydeholm Shipyard, Whiteinch, Glasgow, Scotland with yard number 638 for account of Vaccaro Bros&Co., New York, USA, since 1933 owned by Standard Navigation Corporation Inc., La Heibe, Honduras and managed by Standard Fruit&Steamship Company Inc., New York, USA (call sign HRBC), renamed Leeuwarden in February 1959 owned by N.V. Maatschappij ‘Leeuwarden’ and N.V. Gebroeders van Uden’s Scheepvaart- en Agentuur Maatschappij, both at Rotterdam, Netherlands (call sign  PFMR), laid up at Tampa, Florida, USA on 27 June 1961, sold in 1963, renamed Tropicana II of All Ocean Shipping Corporation, Panama in 1964, renamed Santa Ana of All Ocean Shipping Corporation, Panama in 1965, sold to Canadian interests in 1970, sold to be broken up to NB Intershira, Rotterdam, Netherlands and resold towards Italy, arriving on 26 November 1970 at Cantieri Navale Di Portovene, La Spezia, Italy where in February 1971 with the scrapping was started. Apparently renamed Desguazado in 1970.  Seriously damaged by fire broken out after a collision in 1957 while laying at New Orleans, USA was she towed by the Dutch tug Cycloop later assisted by the Titan towards Vlissingen, Netherlands departing on 15 September 1957, arriving on 18 October 1957 at the shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde to be repaired. A so-called banana boat.

Docked in the Island dry dock between Friday 22 November 17.00 o’clock-Thursday 19 December 1957 9.00 o’clock, between Tuesday 22 April 13.00 o’clock-29 April 1958 17.00 o’clock and Saturday 6 September 9.30 o’clock and Wednesday 10 September 1958 15.30 o’clock.

German training ship (ex-Föhr 1962-1996, Burkana 1996-2013) MWB-Föhr 2013-

Wilhelmshaven, Germany October 2018

Germany-flagged, IMO 9068873. As the Burkana Honduras-flagged; homeport San Lorenzo, call sign HGSE6 and managed by Wolff-Kraftfahrzegtecjnik, Bad Dierkheim, Germany. Bought by MWB Motorenwerk Bremerhaven GmbH in 1983 as an old tug to be used for training in ships technology. Restored and repaired and in in 2015 executing successful trials. Built by Schichauw Werke, Elblag, Poland as the large harbour navy tug Föhr (Y821) in 1962. Class: 724. Commissioned on 4 October 1962 and decommissioned on 29 September 1994. Gross tonnage 153 tons, summer deadweight 47 tons and as dimensions 30,60 x 7,45 x 3,oo metres. Horsepower 71kW. Speed 12 knots. 

Russian single deck tanker Hanoi (ex-Akhtuba 1962-1963, Khanoy 1963-1969), Hanoi 1969-1994 (Ninel 1994)

Sofia/Sofiya-type consisting of the Sofia, Belgrad, Bratsilava, Varna, Havana, Gdynia, Drezden or Dresden, Otto Grotewol, Palmiro Toliatti, Maurice Thorez, Gdansk, George Georgiu-Dezh or Gheorge Gheorgiu Dezj, Richard Sorge or Rikhard Zorge, Khulio Antoio Melya or Hulio Antonio Melja, Geroi Bresta, Komsomolets Kubani, Burgas, Pyatidesyatiletiye Oktyabrya or 50 Letiye Okyabrya, Mekhanik Afanasiev, Komsomolets Leningrada, Borodino, Hanoi and Hassi Messaoud. Laid down at Admiralty Shipyard, St. Petersburg, Russia on 22 August 1962, launched on 29 April 1963 and completed on 11 February 1963. Russia-flagged, homeport Novorossiysk, call sign USOC and IMO 5404823. In 1969 renamed Aktuba, naval manned but by1972 mentioned as Hanoi? Ramed Ninel in 1994 and then Honduras-flagged, homeport San Lorenzo. Belonged to the Novorossiysk Steamship Company. Broken up.

General technical characteristics. Total capacity of cargo oil tanks and deeptanks 56.778 cubic metres. Single geared turbine supplying 19.000-21.090 bhp. Single screw. Speed 17 knots and a navigation range of 10.000 miles. Gross register tonnage 32.841 tons, net register tonnage 16.387 tons, deadweight 49.370-deadweigh cargo capacity 44.670 tons and as dimensions 214,00 (between perpendiculars)-230,55 (over all) x 31,00 (moulded) x 15,40 (depth to main deck0 x 30,50 (height of mast acorn above main deck) x 2,65 (mean light)11,59 (mean fully loaded) metres. 

Swiss motor general cargo ship Alpina 1970-1985, Her Chang 1985-1992, Song San 1992-1995 and Kangson 1995-1997

IMO 7028295. Launched by Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft, Flensburg, Germany for Alpina Reederei A.G., Basel, Switzerland with yard number 625 on 19 August 1970. Delivered on 20 October 1970. Managed by Alpina Transport&Affretements S.A., Antwerp, Belgium. Swiss-flagged with call sign HBLB. Unregistered on 13 November 1985 and sold. Renamed on 13 November 1985 Her Chang of the Toho Line, Panama-flagged, renamed Song San, North Korea-flagged and homeport Nampo, since 1995 Honduras-flagged and homeport San Lorenzo  and in May 1992 renamed Kangson, Vietnam-flagged and homeport Phnom Penh. Sunk after a collision on 28 February 1997. 

Gross tonnage 9.387 tons, deadweight 14.981 tons and as dimensions 139,76 z 21,11 x 12,32 metres. Machinery consisted of a 7.800hp Bremer diesel engine allowing a cruising speed of 16 miles. 

German tug (ex-Föhr 1962-, Libau, Narwal, Burkana -2012) MWB-Föhr 2012-

Wilhelmshaven, Germany 1 October 2017

According to shipspotting: Honduras-flagged, homeport Wilhelmshaven, Germany, IMO 9068873 and call sign HQSE6. Built by Schichau Werke,  Elblag, Poland in 1962. Gross tonnage 153 tons and summer deadweight 47 tons. Ex-Fohr renamed March 1996. According to maritime Built by Schichau Werke,  Elblag, Poland in 1962. Gross tonnage 153 tons and simmer deadweight 47 tons. Ex-Fohr renamed March 1996 in Burkana. Geniusstrand.de reports built by Ferdinand Schichau Werft, Bremerhaven in 1962, Germany-flagged and dimensions 30,6 x 7,5 metres. Jadeweserport-cup.de calls her a harbour tug with as homeport Wilhelmshaven, Germant, built as Föhr by F. Schichau Werft, Bremerhaven and used as harbour tug until 1984. Pennant Y821. Several owners and times renamed in MS Libau, MS Narwal and MS Burkana, Since 2012 owned by MWB GmbH&Co. KG and renamed MWB Föhr). Dimensions 30,60 x 7,45 x 3,00 metres. Horsepower 1.000hp. Speed 12 knots. Bollard pull 18 tons. 

Panamese tug (ex-Apache 1968-2007) Senators 2006-

Honduras-flagged, homeport San Lorenzo, call sign HQWX2, IMO 7436741, registration number 684726 and MMSI 334515000. Ex-Apache renamed January 2006. Built by Trinity New Orleans, New Orleans, USA with yard number on 1 April 1968. Gross tonnage 434 ton, net tonnage 130 ton, deadweight 104 ton and as dimensions 34,55 (over all) x 10,36 x 4,54 x 5,03 (height) metres. Speed 12,0 knots. Owned by Bluedeep Investments Corporation. Panama or Saje Shipping Nigeria, Lagos, Nigeria.

Panama-flagged tug (ex-Kunduz 1973-2015) Sir Michael 2015-

Panama-flagged, call sign HP5170, registration number 724139, IMO 7320306, MMSI 357222000 and call sign HP5170. Built atb the Kremer Werft, Elmshorn, Germany with yardnumber 1157 on 1 August 1973. Gross tonnage 475 ton, net tonnage 7 ton (?), deadweight 335 ton, displacement 1104 ton and as dimensions 36,3 (rule)-42,42 (over all) x 10,8 (moulded)-11,14 x 4,65 x 5,55 (height) metres. Speed 13,8 knots. Owned and managed by Gulfstream Solution Limited. Maritime Connector supplies quite different information reporting that she is the old Bever of 1973 renamed in 1981 Cherda, in 1985 Abu Samir and in 1995 Sir Michael, Honduras-flagged, homeport San Lorenzo and owned and managed by United Cement, Manama, Bahrain.

British cutter Swallow captured the French privateer Friend of the Country according to the Dutch newspaper Oprechte Haerlemsche courant dated 4 May 1793

An item reported that the British cutter Swallow captured the French privateer Friend of the Country of 10 guns and 28 men and her prize Liverpool captain Lidle/Litle underway from Honduras towards London, England. The Amsterdamsche courant dated 4th called the French privateer just Coentry.