Difference between revisions of "SS Both"
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| − | + | ''SS Both'' helped transport the Australian troops of "Gull Force" to Ambon in December 1941, and later took part in the Operation Lilliput supply convoys to New Guinea in 1943. During 1942 she came under quarantine jurisdiction at Fremantle, but little detail is available as to why. | |
| − | On April 16th 1958, the Dutch steamer | + | On April 16th 1958, the Dutch steamer ''Both'', built in 1931, was damaged and unable to proceed at Padang, and thus could not escape to Singapore and was lost at Padang during Indonesian hostilities. |
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Revision as of 23:15, 18 November 2021
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| History | |
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| Name | SS Both |
| Owner | Owned by the Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (Dutch for Royal Packet Navigation Company) |
| Builder | Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Mij. N. V., Amsterdam |
| Completed | 1931 |
| In service | 1931 |
| Out of service | 16 Apr 1958 |
| Fate | war loss Indonesian (Independance) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | passenger/cargo |
| Tonnage | 2,608 tons |
| Length | 91.3 m |
| Beam | 11.0 m |
| Depth | 5.9 m |
| Propulsion | Coal fired |
| Speed | 12 knots |
| Capacity | 750 troops |
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Remarks
Owned by the Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (Dutch for Royal Packet Navigation Company), better known as KPM Line. The company was a dominant small ship operator in the Indonesia archipelago during the last 50 years of Dutch colonial rule. Following the fall of the Dutch East Indies to Japan, many of these small ships were chartered by the US Army.
SS Both helped transport the Australian troops of "Gull Force" to Ambon in December 1941, and later took part in the Operation Lilliput supply convoys to New Guinea in 1943. During 1942 she came under quarantine jurisdiction at Fremantle, but little detail is available as to why.
On April 16th 1958, the Dutch steamer Both, built in 1931, was damaged and unable to proceed at Padang, and thus could not escape to Singapore and was lost at Padang during Indonesian hostilities.