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Boat Janssens
Chronology Former passenger ship of the KPM.
8 Dec 1941: Requisitioned by the Navy
Used as a submarine supply/depot ship because the depot-ship Colombia
had not yet arrived in the Dutch East Indies.
Also transported torpedoes from Colombia to Fremantle.
3 Mar 1942: Escaped to Australia.
4 May 1942: Returned to KPM.
Attached to the
Submarine Service
1941 - 1942
Built 1935
Yard Smit P Jr. Rotterdam.
Yard number 494
Navy service 2 Sep 1939 - 4 May 1942
Le x Be x Dr 80.80 m x 13.13 m x 4.5 m
85,61 m x 13,53 m x 3,75 m
Tonnage 2071 brt
Power One two-stroke single acting 6 cylinder Sulzer diesel, 1000 apk
Propellers 1
Speed 11 kts
Complement 110 or 60
Passengers: 16 1st class, 18 2nd class and 931 on deck
Guns 2 x 5 cm, 4 x 12.7 mm

 

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