Victory-type cargo ship “Tjiponkok” at Kobe, Japan, in 1968 or 1969
Owner: Koninklijke Java-China Paketvaart Lijnen NV (KJCPL or Royal Interocean Line), Amsterdam
Flag: Neterlands
Builder: Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, Virginia
Gross tons: 7.646
Deadweight: 10.992
Length overall: 138.91 m
Engine: Westinghouse steam turbine, 6,000 b.h.p.
Speed: 15 knots
Keel laid 16th May 1945 as MC (US Maritime Commission) Hull No. 708
Completed August 1945 as as “Hillsdale Victory” (type VC2-S-AP2) for US War Shipping Administration (managers De La Rama Steamship Co.)
Sold 1946 to Government of The Netherlands, renamed “Tjiponkok” under management of NV Java-China-Japan Lijn (JCJL), Amsterdam
Bought 1947 by JCJL, who changed name later that year to Koninklijke Java-China Paketvaart Lijnen NV (KJCPL or Royal Interocean Line)
1971: Sold for scrapping in Taiwan