SUMATRA | Helderline.com

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About

Completed 1894 as "SABINE RICKMERS" for Rickmers Reederei. 1898 purchased by Shell Transport & Trading. 1903 transferred to Asiatic Petroleum. 1906 to N.I.T. 1917 renamed "SUMATRA". 20-12-1941 scuttled Hong Kong. Raised by Japanese and renamed Sumatra Maru. 1946 to Ministry of Transport Singapore. 1947 renamed Sin Soon Lee. 1954 scrapped Singapore.

Also known as	Sabine Rickmers Sumatra Maru Sin Soon Lee
IMO number	1107024
Call sign	PBVV
Construction number	88
Tonnage	1.026 ton
Beam	14m
Length overall	77m
Year of construction	1894
Year of renaming/broken up	1953
Service for Shell	1898 to 1923
Cargo	Oil
Class	General Cargo (cased oil carriers)
Flag state	Dutch Indies
Home port	Batavia
Manager	Nederlands Indische Tank Stoomboot Maatschappij / N.I.T.
Shipyard	Rickmers Act. Gesellschaft Geestemunde Germany
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Shell Tankers Rotterdam / La Corona / C.S.M. / N.I.T.

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