Dutch SS Kertosono 1943

I would have thought that ships would have had an enclosed wheelhouse this late, at least in Norway... could we not suggest the ship was seized from some other nation? There seems to be a support rigged for a canvas canopy on the forecastle, maybe she had been spending much time in a tropical climate... like in the Dutch colonies. :sweat:

I think the awning rails on the focsle were to keep the crew quarters below a little cooler in the tropics indicating the vessel once traded in such latitudes. That give you a wide choice!

Nick

My initial thought was Rotterdam Lloyd, and the profile does bear some resemblance to KERTOSONO built 1923.

Indeed. I cannot find anything that does not fit. Seized in 1940, rebuilt as a supply ship for the Kriegsmarine: https://www.shipsnostalgia.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/992058/title/kertosono281-29/cat/510

Thank you friends for identifying the ship as the Kertosono, Sebastian.