Baloeran
 The Baloeran in Sumatra, 1936
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The Baloeran was a passenger ship that entered service in 1930 for the Dutch shipping company Rotterdamsche Lloyd . The ship remained in service to Indonesia until May 1941 , before it was confiscated by the German Navy and put into service as a hospital ship under the name of Strasbourg . The Strasbourg was aground off Wijk aan Zee on September 1, 1943 after running into a sea mine . On September 20, the ship was attacked by British bombers and sunk.
history
The hull of the Baloeran , which was laid down in August 1928 , was built under shipyard number 313 at Fijenoord in Rotterdam , while the rest of the work on the ship was continued at De Schelde in Vlissingen . The Baloeran was launched on August 29, 1929 and was delivered to Rotterdamschen Lloyd on April 9. The maiden voyage from Rotterdam to Batavia began on April 16, 1930.
In the first years of service, the Baloeran was involved in several accidents. On March 18, 1931, she collided with the cargo ship Silverbeech , which caused both ships to be slightly damaged. On January 28, 1932, she ran aground in the Nieuwe Waterweg , but could be towed free again undamaged.
In 1937 the Baloeran in Rotterdam was modernized and extended from 168.98 to 175.05 meters. The number of passengers decreased from 666 to 632.
In May 1941 the ship was confiscated by the German Navy and converted into a hospital ship under the name of Strassburg . On July 20, 1941, the first voyage of the Strasbourg with a capacity of 500 people and 161 crew members began between German and Norwegian ports.
On September 1, 1943, the Strasbourg ran into a sea mine off Wijk aan Zee and was then put aground to prevent the ship from sinking. On September 20, the ship, which was still aground, was attacked by British bombers and burned out completely. The day before, the Strasbourg had been attacked by British torpedo boats , but the ship could not sink. The wreck of Strasbourg sank little later in position 52 ° 29 '15 " N , 4 ° 32' 4" O .
literature
- Tony Gibson: The world of ships . Basserman Verlag, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8094-2186-3 , page 137
