"ZWARTE ZEE I"

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Build in 1898 at J. & K. Smit & Sons, Kinderdijk under number 495

Tonnage:             542

Length o.a.:         50, 48 m

Width:                9, 47 m

Depth:                4, 95 m

Engine: Triple Expansion 3 cil. steam engine from Koninklijke Maatschappij “De Schelde”, Vlissingen. (457, 711 & 1168, 914) 1500 ihp.

1905:               Sold to H. Diederichsen, Kiel who sold the vessel to Russia

1905:               “Svir”, Russian government, Libau.

1906:               “Svir”, Russian government, Wladiwostock.

1922:               Sold after arriving in Manila.

1922:               “Sugbo”, Philippine owners, Manila (after being rebuilt)

1928:               “Ilo-Ilo”, Hijos del De la Rama, (E. H. Pirovano), Hoilo.

1938:               During a lay up period at Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong sold and rebuild as a  tender/ferry for duty in Shanghai.

1938:               On September 12 on fire during the intake of oil for Shanghai. After repairs she sailed again.

1939:               “Edith Moller”, Mollers Towage Ltd., Shanghai.

1941:               On December 3^rd in service at Ministry of War Transport. On December 8^th south of Amoi taken by the Japanese.

1941:               “Amoy Maru No 4”, Japanese Navy.

1942:               (September 28) “Tsukumo Maru”, Japanese Navy (as training vessel)

1945:               (September) Ship found at Kure en layed up. Handed over to Ministry of Transport.

1947:               (April) Arrived at Hong Kong and layed up. Handed over to Mollers Towage Ltd., Hong Kong.

1947:               (October) Sold to S. S. Lee & Co., Hong Kong.

1947:               (October 17^th) Left to Canton as “Yue Kwok”

                        Fate unkown.