SS Bontekoe
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 SS Bontekoe in Port Moresby Harbour | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | SS Bontekoe |
| Owner | Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. (KPM) |
| Launched | 1922 |
| Completed | 1922 |
| In service | 1922 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Passenger / cargoe |
| Tonnage | 5,033 tons |
| Speed | 11.5 knots |
Remarks
SS Bontekoe was one of a fleet of Dutch ships owned by KPM carrying trade from the Dutch East Indies to Holland. When the Japanese began advancing on Singapore, and what are now the islands of Indonesia, SS Bontekoe was one of 21 Dutch ships carrying refugees that limped to Australia in early 1942. Here under a complex agreement involving the Dutch Government in exile, Great Britain and the United States they were contracted to carry troops and stores between Australia and the South West Pacific Area of operations. Another group of 5 or 6 Dutch ships joined later in the year.