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In 1891 Alfred Holt along with the Amsterdam firm J.B. Meijer founded a subsidiary company called 'Nederlandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij Oceaan'. Meijer's was originally founded in 1851 by H.W. Meijer as sailing ship owners, the name altered to J.B. Meijer when the company changed to steam. This placed Blue Funnel in direct competition with Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij (KPM), the Royal Packet Company on their Batavia service. A list of ships and their specifications follow curtesy of Peter Van Wissen of Rotterdam.
SMO.27. ss"AGAMEMNON" NBRQ 1897-1899
1865.Scott & Co. Ltd
Greenock (116)
grt 212 - dwt 2347
lxbxh: 94.26x11.78x8.63
C. 2 cyl 945 bhp 10 kn.
A)"AGAMEMNON" 1865-1897.British
x-5-1899.Broken up in Italy.
SMO.26. ss "ACHILLES" xxxx 1897-1898
1865.Scott & Co. Ltd.
Greenock (xxx)
grt 2213 - dwt 2359
lxbxh; 94.31x11.78x8.63
C. 2 cyl 770 bhp 10 kn.
A)"ACHILLES" 1865-1897.British
x-x-1898.Broken up in Italy.
SMO.24. ss "AJAX" NBTG 1896-1900.
1866.Scott & Co. Ltd
Greenock (117)
grt 2212 - dwt 2358
lxbxh; 94.33x11.78x8.63
C. 2 cyl 770 bhp 10 kn.
A)"AJAX" 1866-1896.British
x-x-1900.Broken up in Japan
SMO.5. ss "GLAUCUS"-NTQH-1891-1897
1871.Andrew Leslie & C0.
Newcastle (141)
grt 2050 - dwt 2074
lxbxh; 100.15x10.24x7.72 mtrs
C.2 cyl 700 bhp 10 kn.
A)"GLAUCUS" 1871-1891.British
B)"GLAUCUS" 1897-1898.British
"JINTSU MARU" 1898-1898.Japan
28-6-1898.Wrecked off Shimoda.
SMO.9. ss"PATROCLUS"-PNSD-1892-1892
1871.Andrew Leslie & Co.
Newcastle (140)
grt 1959 - dwt 2081
lxbxh; 100.15x10.24x7.77
C. 2 cyl 700 bhp 10 kn.
A)"PATROCLUS" 1871-1892.British
B)"SHIGANOURA MARU" 1892-1925.Japan
x-5-1925.Broken up in Japan.
SMO.2. ss "MENELAUS"-PLTR-1892-1894
1871.Andrew Leslie & Co.
Newcastle (133)
grt 1849 - dwt 1960
lxbxh: 95.15x10.51x8.64
C.2 cyl 700 bhp 10 kn.
A)" MENELAUS" 1871-1892.British
B)"MENELAUS" 1894-1895.British
X-9-1894.Broken up in England.
"JANE" PDHW 1897-1898
1871.Mc Donald Shipbuilders
Nova Scotia (xxx)
grt 636 - dwt 656
45.84x9.93x5.87 mtrs
4-5-1898.Jersey-Apal, missing.
SMO.1. ss "ANTENOR"-NFGV-1891-1894
1872.Andrew Leslie & Co.
Newcastle (142)
grt 1601 - dwt 2072
lxbxh; 100.15x9.93x7.72 mtrs
C.2 cyl 700 bhp 10 kn.
A)"ANTENOR" 1872-18991.British
B)"TATEYAMA MARU" 1894-1929.Japan
X-1929.Broken up in Japan.
SMO.7. ss "DEUCALION"-1891-1896
1872.Andrew Leslie & Co
Newcastle (143)
grt 1946 - dwt 2069
lxbxh; 100.15x10.24x7.77
C.2 cyl 700 bhp 10 kn.
A)"DEUCALION" 1872-1891.British
B)"DEUCALION" 1896-1899.British
"SANDAKAN' 1899-1904.Germany
"TAI PING" 1904-1907.China
"ERMAK" 1907-1913.Russia
x-4-1913.Sold for scrap to Shanghai.
SMO.10. ss "FLINTSHIRE"-NRPH-1892-1896
1872.London & Glasgow Shipbuilding CO.Ltd.
Glasgow (162)
grt 1541 - dwt 1558
lxbxh; 82.74x9.95x7.21 mtrs
C 2 cyl 700 bhp 9 kn.
A)"FLINTSHIRE" 1872-1892.British
B)"TOYOHACHI MARU" 1896-1898.Japan
From 1898 untill 1925.In registered in service, Japanese Navy.
12-12-1925.Lost in service of Japanese navy.
'THOMAS HILYARD' PTNW 1896-1898
1874.T.K&H.HILYARD
St.John's New Brunswick (xxx)
grt 1451 - dwt 2000
63.88x12.01x7.42 mtrs
A)"THOMAS HILYARD" 1874-1896.British
'THOMAS HILYARD' 1896-1898.H.W.Meijer.Amsterdam
"THOMAS HILYARD' 1898-1900.Argentina
"THOMAS HILYARD' 1900-1901.British
13-1-1901.Cardiff- Rio de Janeiro, listed in position 44.00N-13.00W abandoned.
SMO.11. ss "NORMANBY"-PNCK-TGSK-1892-1893
1874.Henderson & Couldborn Ltd.
Port Glasgow (xxx)
grt 581 - dwt 593
lxbxh; 67.25x8.53x4.54
C. 2 cyl 80 Nhp 9 kn. A)"NORMANBY" 1874-1892.British
8-12-1893.Wrecked off Pulau Bintang.
SMO.3. ss "ANCHISES"-NDFT-1891-1895
1875.Scott & Co Ltd.
Greenock (165)
grt 1840 - dwt 2021
lxbxh: 95.80x10.72x7.92
C.2 cyl 750 bhp 9 1/2 kn.
A)"ANCHISES" 1875-1891.British
B)"ANCHISES" 1895-1896.British
27-7-1896.Foundered.
SMO.4. ss "SARPEDON"-PRTL-1891-1894 1877.Andrew Leslie & Co.
Newcastle (180)
grt 1864 - dwt 2036
lxbxh: 95.17x10.41x7.82 mtrs
C.2 cyl 700 bhp 10 kn.
A)"SARPEDON" 1877-1891.British
B)"TAMAHIME MARU" 1894-1896.Japan
4-10-1896.Wrecked Japanese Coast.
"HELEN" NBWJ 1901-1902
1877.Burrell, Little & Brook
Nova Scotia (xxx)
grt 1328 - dwt 1500
6048x11.76x7.19 mtrs
A)"LENNIE BURRILL" 1877-1881.Nova Scotia
"MURPHY" 1881-1901.Nova Scotoa
6-12-1902.Buenos Aires-Amsterdam, abandoned.
SMO.6. ss "HECTOR"-NVTL-1891-1894
1877.Anrew Leslie & Co
Newcastle (181)
grt 1863 - dwt 2040
lxbxh; 96.51x10.21x7.53
C.2 cyl 700 bhp 10 kn.
A)"HECTOR" 1877-1891.British
B)"MOJI MARU" 1894-1930.Japan
X-1930.Broken up in Japan.
SMO.12. ss "KONGSEE"-PHKT-1892-1896
1878.C.Mitchell & Co. Ltd.
Newcastle on Tyne (367)
grt 956 - dwt 1072
lxbxh; 75.58x9.50x5.41
C. 2 cyl 98 Nhp 9 kn.
A)"KONGSEE" 1878-1881.British
B)"KONGSEE" 1896-1896.T.Boggaart.??
"LISCUM" 1896-1925.USA
"NUESTRA SENORA DE ALBA" 1925-1934.Argentina
"YUNG S HUN" 1934-1939.China
x-4-1939.Broken up in Japan.
SMO.14. ss "GANYMEDE"-TDKH-NSGB-1892-1896
1879.Scott & Co. Ltd
Greeock (189)
grt 313 - dwt 404
lxbxh; 50.75x8.53x3.25
C. 2 cyl 86 Nhp 8 kn.
A)"GANYMEDE" 1879-1892.British
B)"GANYMEDE" 1896-1907.British
x-1907.Hulked at Singapore.
SMO.21. ss "TELEMACHUS" - PTKQ 1894-1899
1889.Andrew Leslie & Co Ltd.
Newcastle (212)
grt 2004 - dwt 2188
lxbxh; 97.76x10.51x7.92
C 2 cyl 770 bhp 10 kn.
A)"TELEMACHUS" 1880-1894.British
B)"TELEMACHUS" 1899-1936.British
x-3-1936.Broken up at Hongkong.
SMO.13.ss "MAHA VAJERUNHIS"-TGFR-1892-1893
1881.C.Mitchell & Co. Ltd.
Newcastle (423)
grt 1018 - dwt 1176
lxbxh; 77.11x9.81x5.31
C. 2 cyl 230 Nhp 9 kn.
A)"MAHA VAJERUNHIS" 1881-1892.TGFR
B)"MAHA VAJERUNHIS" 1893-1906.TGFR
"DAI YEKI MARU" 1906-1910.Japan
"TROIVOR" 1910-1911.Russia
2-9-1911.Vladiwostok- Olga Bay, wrecked near Olga Bay.
SMO.22. ss "TITAN" - PTRK 1895-1902
1885.Scott & Co. Ltd
Greenock (239)
grt 1554 - dwt 2392
lxbxh; 97.66x11.05x7.85
C. 2 cyl 770 bhp 10 kn.
A)"TITAN" 1885-1895.British
x-12-1902.Sold for scrap to Italy.
SMO.25. ss "TELAMON" PTKM 1896-1902
1885.Scott & Co.Ltd
Greenock (238)
)
grt 1555 - dwt 2392
lxbxh; 97.53x11.05x7.82
C. 2 cyl 770 bhp 10 kn.
A)"TELAMON" 1885-1896.British
x-12-1902.Sold for scarp to Italy.
SMO.23. ss "PALINURUS" - PNRH 1895-1897.
1886.Hawthorn Leslie & Co. Ltd
Newcastle (262)
grt 2152 - dwt 2376
lxbxh; 97.83x11.10x8.05
C. 2 cyl 770 bhp 10 kn.
A)"PALINURUS" 1886-1895.British
B)"KWA ON MARU No.20" 1897-1904.Japan
"NIPPORO MARU" 1904-1923.Japan
x-x-1923.Broken up in Japan.
SMO.15. ss "BANDJERMASIN"-TBRC-NGKD-1892-1896
1886.Wigham Richardson Ltd.
Newcastle (203)
grt 324 - dwt 428
lxbxh: 53.03x7.22x3.71 mtrs
C. 2 cyl 80 Nhp 8 kn.
A)"BANDJERMASIN" 1886-1892.British
B)"BANDJERMASIN" 1896-1899.British
"SULU" 1899-1901.German
"TANAUCO" 1901-1901.USA
13-1-1901.Wrecked on Patras Shoal.
SMO.16. ss "PROMETHEUS"-PQSJ-1893-1896
1886.Andrew Leslie & Co. Ltd
Newcastle (260)
grt 2151 - dwt 2376
lxbxh; 97.13x11.10x7.92
C. 2 cyl 400 Nhp 9 kn.
A)"PROMETHEUS" 1886-1893.British
B)"USHINA MARU" 1896-1897.Japan
20-5-1897.Broken up in Japan.
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