Difference between revisions of "USAT Van der Lijn"
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*[[Walter Vivian Ernest Peters]] | *[[Walter Vivian Ernest Peters]] | ||
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| Name | SS Van der Lijn |
| Builder/Built | 1929 KPM Holland |
| Type | Coastal trader |
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.
Soldiers carried
Cairns to Milne Bay 7 - 10 August 1943
2/28th Battalion