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| shipname = SS Van Heemskerk | | shipname = SS Van Heemskerk | ||
| shipowner = Koninkliije Paketvaart - Maatschappij (KPM) | | shipowner = Koninkliije Paketvaart - Maatschappij (KPM) | ||
| − | | shipbuilder = | + | | shipbuilder = Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij. N. V., Amsterdam |
| − | | shipyardnumber = | + | | shipyardnumber = 100 |
| shiplaunched = 31 Aug 1909 | | shiplaunched = 31 Aug 1909 | ||
| shipcompleted = 29 Oct 1909 | | shipcompleted = 29 Oct 1909 | ||
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| − | | shipfate = | + | | shipfate = Sunk in Milne Bay on 14 Apr 1943 |
| shiptype = Island Trader | | shiptype = Island Trader | ||
| shiptonnage = 2,996 tons | | shiptonnage = 2,996 tons | ||
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| shipbeam = 43' 8" (13.3m) | | shipbeam = 43' 8" (13.3m) | ||
| shipdepth = 25 ft (7.6m) | | shipdepth = 25 ft (7.6m) | ||
| − | | shippropulsion = | + | | shippropulsion = single screw |
| shipspeed = 10.5 knots | | shipspeed = 10.5 knots | ||
| shipcapacity = Passengers 26 in 1st class; 29 in 2nd class; and 941 in Steerage | | shipcapacity = Passengers 26 in 1st class; 29 in 2nd class; and 941 in Steerage | ||
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==Remarks== | ==Remarks== | ||
| − | Built for the Dutch East Indies trade, she was taken over by the British | + | Built for the Dutch East Indies trade, she was in WW1 taken over by the British from 1918 - 1919. In WW2 after the fall of Java she sought refuge in Australia and was chartered by the US Army Forces in Australia from 26 Mar 1942. She was then used to move back and forth between Australia and New Guinea carrying troops and cargo |
| − | ''SS Van Heemskerk'', escorted by ''HMAS Arunta'', and in company with ''SS Japara'' was due in Milne Bay on the evening of 11 | + | ''SS Van Heemskerk'', escorted by ''HMAS Arunta'', and in company with ''SS Japara'' was due in Milne Bay on the evening of 11 Sep 1942, just days after the surface raid that had sunk ''MV Anshun''. Reports of another possible surface raid developing caused the convoy to hold until the morning of 12 September when it entered Milne Bay at about six in the morning. On December 26 and 27 1942, while at Merauke, New Guinea, the ship was bombed by a Japanese float plane suffering seven casualties. |
''SS Van Heemskerk'' and ''MV Balikpapan'' arrived at Milne Bay under escort of ''HMAS Kapunda'' on 14 April 1943 just as the twenty-fourth air raid on that port was developing and after being diverted from Port Moresby due to air raids there. The ship discharged the embarked troops but had not unloaded her cargo of ammunition and fuel. She also did not have enough time to clear the bay. The U.S. troop commander left an improvised defense of twenty U.S. soldiers who placed a jeep with mounted .50 caliber machine gun on each hatch for defense until, after surviving four masthead level attacks, a hit in a hold containing ammunition and fuel destroyed the jeeps and crews. Despite the efforts of ''HMAS Wagga'' and her crew to control the fire the ship blew up with four killed. | ''SS Van Heemskerk'' and ''MV Balikpapan'' arrived at Milne Bay under escort of ''HMAS Kapunda'' on 14 April 1943 just as the twenty-fourth air raid on that port was developing and after being diverted from Port Moresby due to air raids there. The ship discharged the embarked troops but had not unloaded her cargo of ammunition and fuel. She also did not have enough time to clear the bay. The U.S. troop commander left an improvised defense of twenty U.S. soldiers who placed a jeep with mounted .50 caliber machine gun on each hatch for defense until, after surviving four masthead level attacks, a hit in a hold containing ammunition and fuel destroyed the jeeps and crews. Despite the efforts of ''HMAS Wagga'' and her crew to control the fire the ship blew up with four killed. | ||
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==Soldiers carried== | ==Soldiers carried== | ||
Latest revision as of 23:24, 14 September 2023
 Wikipedia Van Heemskerk c 1910 Gorontalo Indonesia roadsted | |
| History | |
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| Name | SS Van Heemskerk |
| Owner | Koninkliije Paketvaart - Maatschappij (KPM) |
| Builder | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij. N. V., Amsterdam |
| Yard number | 100 |
| Launched | 31 Aug 1909 |
| Completed | 29 Oct 1909 |
| In service | November 1909 |
| Out of service | 14 Apr 1943 |
| Fate | Sunk in Milne Bay on 14 Apr 1943 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Island Trader |
| Tonnage | 2,996 tons |
| Length | 325' 5 ' (99.2m) |
| Beam | 43' 8" (13.3m) |
| Depth | 25 ft (7.6m) |
| Propulsion | single screw |
| Speed | 10.5 knots |
| Capacity | Passengers 26 in 1st class; 29 in 2nd class; and 941 in Steerage |
Remarks
Built for the Dutch East Indies trade, she was in WW1 taken over by the British from 1918 - 1919. In WW2 after the fall of Java she sought refuge in Australia and was chartered by the US Army Forces in Australia from 26 Mar 1942. She was then used to move back and forth between Australia and New Guinea carrying troops and cargo
SS Van Heemskerk, escorted by HMAS Arunta, and in company with SS Japara was due in Milne Bay on the evening of 11 Sep 1942, just days after the surface raid that had sunk MV Anshun. Reports of another possible surface raid developing caused the convoy to hold until the morning of 12 September when it entered Milne Bay at about six in the morning. On December 26 and 27 1942, while at Merauke, New Guinea, the ship was bombed by a Japanese float plane suffering seven casualties.
SS Van Heemskerk and MV Balikpapan arrived at Milne Bay under escort of HMAS Kapunda on 14 April 1943 just as the twenty-fourth air raid on that port was developing and after being diverted from Port Moresby due to air raids there. The ship discharged the embarked troops but had not unloaded her cargo of ammunition and fuel. She also did not have enough time to clear the bay. The U.S. troop commander left an improvised defense of twenty U.S. soldiers who placed a jeep with mounted .50 caliber machine gun on each hatch for defense until, after surviving four masthead level attacks, a hit in a hold containing ammunition and fuel destroyed the jeeps and crews. Despite the efforts of HMAS Wagga and her crew to control the fire the ship blew up with four killed.