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Updated:
 October 16th, 2015





Kingdom of the Netherlands



m.s. Moesi (Benzinetransportschip 2)




Builder:
 Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Supervisor:
 Scheepsbouw Mij. "Nieuwe Waterweg, Schiedam, the Netherlands
Laid down:
 September 7th, 1929
Launched:
 February 20th, 1930
In service:
 March 1930 (KPM)
1939 (Dutch Royal Navy)
Sunk:
 February 28th, 1942



During the rising tentiones in the Dutch East Indies, prior to the outbreak of the Second World War,The Petrol Transportship (benzinetransportschip) m.s. Moesi was requisitioned by the Dutch Navy and used as  Ben 2 (Benzinetransportschip 2). The ship was sunk by the Japanese submarine I-53 (I) on February 28th, 1942.







History
The Petrol Transportship ms Moesi, owned by the Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (KPM) was built by the Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM) as Build Nr. 170. She sailed for her trial run on April 5th, 1930 and was named after the river Moesi on Sumatra.

The ship was and requisitioned by the Koninklijke Marine (Dutch Royal Navy) in 1939, under the command of Kapitein H.A. Goslinga, and used with its original crew and without armament as Benzinetransportschip 2 (Ben 2). At the time of the Japanese invasion of the Dutch EastIndies, the ship served as an ammunition transport ship.
The Ben 2 was torpedoed on February 27th, 1942, just outside the Bali Straits, 25 miles from Banjoewangi,by the Japanese submarine I-53 (I) and was after that sunk with gunfire. The ship was sailing in that area in an attempt to reach Australia.









Technical Details:


Name:
 m.s. Moesi

Country:
 Netherlands

Type:
 Petrol Transport Ship
Ammunition Transport Ship

Owner:
 N.V. Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (KPM)

Displacement:
 Standard: 913 BRT

Manufacturer:
 Rotterdamsche Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM)
Build Nr. 170

Measurements:
 Length: 61.95 m
Width:  10.42 m
Draft: 3.43 m

Propulsion:
 Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg A.G., Augsburg, Germany
8 cylinder, Motor, Oil, 4-stroke single-acting
Cochran boiler
Power: 500 shp

Speed:
 9.5 knots




Sources:
- RDM Archief (Retrieved December 10th, 2014)
- 5-4-1930 / Geschiedenis van schiedam (Retrieved April 14th, 2015)
- Moesi / Schepen van de KPM (Retrieved April 14th, 2015)
Text: Wilco Vermeer
 
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