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| Dutch Passenger Cargo 325' 5" x 43' 8" x 25' 2,996 Tons 12 pounder gun stern AA guns   AWM c1943 |
Ship History Built in 1926. Owned by Koninklijke Paketvaart-Maatschappij (KPM) as MS Sibigo for use in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) as a cargo vessel. Wartime History At the start of the Pacific War, one of twenty-one KPM ships that took refuge in Australia and were provided by the Dutch government to the Allied war effort. Armed with a 12 pounder deck gun at the stern and anti-aircraft guns. Sinking History On March 16, 1945 during a cyclone sunk off Port Douglas after departing Brisbane on a voyage bound for Finschhafen. During the sinking, seventy-two were lost. Rescue Afterwards, only thirteen of the crew were rescued. References Note, some sources refer to the ship as simply "Sibigo" or "SS Sibigo" Australia Emergency Management Knowledge Hub - Shipwreck Sibigo 1945 via Wayback Machine March 2, 2016 Contribute
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