SS Japara
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A number of ships have carried the name Japara:
- SS Japara (1876), a 1,198 ton merchant vessel, operated by Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij.
Easily confused ships operating simultaneously and at times in same area:
- SS Japara (1930), a 3,323 ton merchant vessel, operated by Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij, sought refuge in Australia after fall of Java operating in Australia—New Guinea waters under charter to United States Army in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) local fleet as X-18 26 March 1942 to 8 May 1945.[1]
- MS Japara (1938), a 9,312 GRT motor ship built 1938 for Rotterdamsche Lloyd serving through various charter agreements from 13 December 1941 to 1946 as a transport for United States Army on oceanic routes with activity in SWPA on occasion.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Masterson 1949, pp. 321—322, Appendix 30, p. 3.
- ↑ Maritime Administration Ship History Japara.
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