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Name: AUGUSTINA
Type: Tanker
Launched: 02/03/1927
Completed: 07/1927
Builder: Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd
Yard: Wallsend
Yard Number: 1301
Dimensions: 3110grt, 1626nrt, 305.1 x 50.2 x 19.3ft
Engines: 2 x Oil engines, 4SCSA, Werkspoor type, 6cyl (460 x 900mm), 379nhp
Engines by: R & W Hawthorn, Leslie & Co Ltd, Newcastle - No 3657
Propulsion: 2 x Screws, 9.5knots
Construction: Steel
Reg Number: n/a
History:
07/1927 Nederlands Indische Tank Stoomboot Maats, s'Gravenhage
04/03/1942 Sank
Comments: 01/03/1942: Scuttled in the East Java Sea to avoid capture by HARUKAZE
04/03/1942: Eventually sank
On a voyage from Tanjong Priok to Australia


Above photo is courtesy of Photoship

Newcastle Journal, Thursday, 03/03/1927