General cargo ship “Straat Kobe” at Kobe, Japan, September 1972
Owner: Koninklijke Java-China Paketvaart Lines NV (Royal Interocean Lines), Amsterdam
Port of registry: Amsterdam
Builder: Van der Giessen-de Noord NV, Krimpen, Netherlands
Gross tons: 9,872
Deadweight: 11,747
Length overall: 164.95 m
Max. draft: 8.97 m
Engine: 6-cylinder diesel, 14,200 b.h.p., by Koninklijke Machinefabriek Gebr. Stork & Co. NV, Hengelo, Netherlands
Service speed: 16 knots
Completed June 1964 as “Koudekerk” for NV Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaartmaatschappij (United Netherlands SS Co.), The Hague
Ownership transferred to KPM Lijnen BV, Rotterdam (R.I.L. As managers)
Ownership transferred ro R.I.L. June 1971, renamed “Straat Kobe”
Ownership transferred to Nedlloyd Lijnen BV , Rotterdam, July 1977, renamed “Nedlloyd Kobe”
Sold February 1982 to Al Riyadh Navigation Company Ltd , Sharjah, UAE, renamed “Saudi al Qaseem” (Managers Orri Nav. Lines SA, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
Sold June 1984 for scrapping at Kaohsiung, Taiwan