CHRISTIAN HUYGENS. Passenger Built 1927 by Nederl. Schos. Maats, Amsterdam for Nederland Royal Mail Lines. L551 '4". B68'8" Dr36'2". 15,704Gt. 9.319Nt. Sulzer diesels. 2490nhp. (Built at Winterthur) 2 screws 16kn. She had 3 decks and a cruiser stem.
Struck a mine in the North Sea 27th Aug. 1945, beached on the Zuid Steenbank. Broke in two 5th Sept 1945 and was lost. Only the bows of the ship appear on the stamp, the BALOERAN is shown on the left.
Netherlands 1931 80c SG395b (LB 2/20.15/205. EWA Vol 2. p10)