Difference between revisions of "USAT Van der Lijn"
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| shipname = SS Van der Lijn | | shipname = SS Van der Lijn | ||
| − | | shipowner | + | | shipowner = Koninklijke Pakketvaart Maatschappij (KPM), Holland |
| − | + | | shipbuilder = Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij., Amsterdam | |
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| shiplaunched = 1929 | | shiplaunched = 1929 | ||
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| − | | shipfate = scrapped 1958 | + | | shipfate = scrapped 1958 in Hong Kong |
| shiptype = Coastal trader | | shiptype = Coastal trader | ||
| shiptonnage = 2,302 tons | | shiptonnage = 2,302 tons | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Named after an early Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), owned by the Dutch Royal Parcel Shipping Company. Normal route was Singapore-Bawean-Soerabaja-East Borneo-Soerabaja-Bali-Lombok-Java-Singapore. In 1942 was able to get away from the Japanese to Australia, where it was chartered to carry Australian troops to and from the islands. In 1945 it was released to its owners and in 1958 it was sold to Hong Kong for scrapping. | + | Named after an early Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), owned by the Dutch Royal Parcel Shipping Company. Normal route was Singapore-Bawean-Soerabaja-East Borneo-Soerabaja-Bali-Lombok-Java-Singapore. In 1942 was able to get away from the Japanese to Australia, where it was chartered to carry Australian troops to and from the islands. On 4 Sep 1942, while in Townsville in a convoy that included ''Cremer'' and ''Van Heutsz'', 'Van der Lijn'' was damaged in a collision with ''Perthshire''. |
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| + | In 1945 it was released to its owners and in 1958 it was sold to Hong Kong for scrapping. | ||
==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
Revision as of 00:29, 24 April 2022
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Van der Lijn |
| Owner | Koninklijke Pakketvaart Maatschappij (KPM), Holland |
| Builder | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij., Amsterdam |
| Launched | 1929 |
| Fate | scrapped 1958 in Hong Kong |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Coastal trader |
| Tonnage | 2,302 tons |
Remarks
Named after an early Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), owned by the Dutch Royal Parcel Shipping Company. Normal route was Singapore-Bawean-Soerabaja-East Borneo-Soerabaja-Bali-Lombok-Java-Singapore. In 1942 was able to get away from the Japanese to Australia, where it was chartered to carry Australian troops to and from the islands. On 4 Sep 1942, while in Townsville in a convoy that included Cremer and Van Heutsz, 'Van der Lijn was damaged in a collision with Perthshire.
In 1945 it was released to its owners and in 1958 it was sold to Hong Kong for scrapping.
Soldiers carried
Cairns to Milne Bay 7 - 10 August 1943
2/28th Battalion