SS Japara

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]

A number of ships have carried the name Japara:

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

See also

• Japara (ship)

References

1. Masterson 1949, pp. 321—322, Appendix 30, p. 3.
2. Maritime Administration Ship History & Japara. sfn error: no target: CITEREFMaritime_Administration_Ship_HistoryJapara (help)

• Maritime Administration. "Japara". Ship History Database Vessel Status Card. U.S. Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• 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.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)