SS Japara

A number of ships have carried the name Japara:

SS Japara (1876), a 1,198 ton merchant vessel, operated by Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij.

Easily confused ships operating simultaneously and at times in same area:

SS Japara (1930), a 3,323 ton merchant vessel, operated by Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij, sought refuge in Australia after fall of Java operating in Australia—New Guinea waters under charter to United States Army in the Southwest Pacific Area (SWPA) local fleet as X-18 26 March 1942 to 8 May 1945.^[1]

MS Japara (1938), a 9,312 GRT motor ship built 1938 for Rotterdamsche Lloyd serving through various charter agreements from 13 December 1941 to 1946 as a transport for United States Army on oceanic routes with activity in SWPA on occasion.^[2]

See also

Japara (ship)

References

↑ Masterson 1949, pp. 321—322, Appendix 30, p. 3.
↑ Maritime Administration Ship History Japara.

Maritime Administration. "Japara". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration.
Masterson, Dr. James R. (1949). U. S. Army Transportation In The Southwest Pacific Area 1941-1947. Washington, D. C.: Transportation Unit, Historical Division, Special Staff, U. S. Army.