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Originally posted by Shane Lovell
This notes the following US registration numbers and serial numbers and suggests the vehicles were for US forces, not Dutch.
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Shane, thanks for your most informative posting.
But, could you please explain the above remark? I'm asking because as far as I know, all vehicles built under US Ordnance contracts got US registration numbers and serial numbers, whether or not they were later sold/lend-leased to foreign nations.
The fact that
MV Tosari was a Dutch ship (of the
Rotterdam Lloyd) and arrived unexpectedly shortly after the fall of Java, to me is a strong indication this shipment of Stuart tanks was destined for the KNIL.
Possibly the details on the second shipment can either confirm or negate this assumption.
Thanks,
Hanno