The Fleets
When the Neptune Line with its Rotterdam - Baltimore service was purchased in 1906 by Furness, it was decided to open an office in Rotterdam, the title being Furness & Nephews. In 1912 this was changed to a Dutch registered company and named Furness Scheepvaart en Agentuur Maatschappij N.V. The ships were employed on the India and Indonesian services and tramping. In 1916 the Furness Dutch subsidiary was sold but continued as managers. By 1922 they managed four ships which became the Zuid-Hollandsche Stoomboot Maatschappij.
Many thanks to Henk Jungerius and Ted Finch for their assistance in collecting this data. The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide.
Furness Scheepvaart & Agentuur Maatschappij Ships
| Name | Built | Additional Information | GRT |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albergen (1) | 1911 | Built by Raylton,Dixon & Co, Middlesborough | ex- Saltburn, 1912 purchased from Furness, Withy & Co. renamed Albergen, 1915 missed on voyage Newport News Port of Spain. | 1,839 |
| Beekbergen (1) | see Beekbergen (1) | ||
| Driebergen (1) | see Driebergen (1) | ||
| Eibergen (1) | 1912 | Built by Greenock & Grangemouth Dockyard Co Ltd., Grangemouth | 1912 sold while building to H. Hogarth & Sons, Ardrossan renamed Baron Ailsa, 9th May 1918 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine UB.72 near Pembrokeshire with the loss of 10 lives. | 1,836 |
| Eibergen (2) | 1914 | Built by Wm. Pickersgill & Sons Ltd., Sunderland | 1917-1919 under British Flag, 1919 transferred to ZHSM, 1941 while in Convoy OB 327 torpedoed and sunk by German submarine U.75 with the loss of 4 lives. | 4,801 |
| Gramsbergen (1) | see Gramsbergen (1) | ||
| Kelbergen | 1914 | Built by Wm. Pickersgill & Sons Ltd., Sunderland | 1917-1919 under British Flag, 1919 transferred to ZHSM, 1951 sold to Compania Armadora de Sudamericana, Panama renamed Proteus, 1953 sold to Lucas Steamship Co. (Wheelock & Marden & Co.), Hongkong renamed Lucas Trader, 1954 sold to Yih Zeu Fung, Hong Kong not renamed, 1954 renamed Jagrakshak, 1954 reverted to Lucas Steamship Co. renamed Lucas Trader, 1958 scrapped at Osaka. | 4,751 |
| Rijsbergen (1) | see Rijsbergen (1) | ||
| Steenbergen (1) | see Steenbergen (1) | ||
| Tenbergen (1) | 1906 | Built by Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., West Hartlepool | ex- Corunna, 1914 purchased from Agincourt Steamship Company renamed Tenbergen, 16th November 1916 stranded on rocks near Brest and declared total loss. | 3,826 |
| Ubbergen (1) | see Ubbergen (1) | ||
| Veenbergen | 1905 | Built by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle | ex- Albiana built for Chesapeake & Ohio Steamship Co., ex- Evesham 1907, 1914 purchased from Agincourt Steamship Company renamed Veenbergen, 1919 sold to Vrachtvaart Mij. Bothnia renamed Voorburg, 1922 sold to Emder Reederei A.G., Emden renamed Karl Hans, 1925 sold to Seereederei GmbH, Hamburg renamed Teja, 1926 sold to Hermann Kimme same name, 1932 sold to Transoceania Hungarian Tramp Shipping Co., Budapest renamed Tisza, 1933 scrapped at Rotterdam.. | 4,281 |
| Vosbergen | see Ridderkerk. | ||
| Vrijbergen (1) | 1907 | Built by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle | ex- Flodden, 1914 purchased from Agincourt Steamship Company renamed Vrijbergen, 1915 sold to HAL (NASM) renamed Poeldijk, 1928 sold to W. Schuchmann, Bremerhafen renamed Schwarzesee, 1932 scrapped at Hamburg. | 4,225 |
| Zandbergen | 1902 | Built by R. Duncan & Co, Port Glasgow | ex- Bacchus built for B.L. Embiricos, Andros,Greece 1912 purchased from Furness, Withy & Co. renamed Zandbergen, 1913 sold to West Russian Steamship Co., Petrgrad renamed Gagara, 1918 renamed Severnaya Kommuna, 1919 sold to Estonia Government renamed Kajak, 1928 sold to E.V. Laevaso Amer, Talinn idem, 1930 sold idem, 1959 deleted from Register. | 3,106 |
| Zevenbergen (1) | see Zevenbergen (1) |