Category:Van Waerwijck (ship, 1910)

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<nowiki>SS Van Waerwijck; Dutch cargo liner that became a Japanese hell ship</nowiki>
SS Van Waerwijck 
Dutch cargo liner that became a Japanese hell ship
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  • 1910 Named Van Waerwijck; Flag: Netherlands East Indies
    • Code letters: TJKD
    • Call sign: PKHQ
    • Port: Batavia
    • Owner: N.V. Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij
  • 1918.03.02 Seized by British government, Flag: Hong Kong / United Kingdom
    • Port: Hong Kong
  • 1919.02 Returned to owners
  • 1942.03.02 Scuttled by own crew at Tandjong Priok as blockship
  • 1942.07 Raised and repaired; renamed Harugiku Maru; Flag: Japan
    • Owner: Japanese government
  • 1944.06.26 Sunk by British submarine Truculent at 03 15 N, 99 46 E in Strait of Malacca