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KONINKLIJK INSTITUUT |
K I M[Ben Oostdam's |
February 21/22, 1952:
Hurrah, back in
Malta - earlier than expected! We only put in overnight into Marsaxlokk Bay after a day of sextant practices on shooting the sun and calculating positions. |
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(left): Poor sketch of the "Van Kinsbergen" (Inset above) shows the cramped quarters, consisting of a dayroom (top) and nightquarters (dimes?) (bottom). The numbers designate bunks, 12 and 18 , respectively. There must have been some hotbunking and certainly also slinging of hammocks anywhere the air was fresh ... |
BLO fecit 19 VII 1998 |
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1952 Training Cruise on the "van Kinsbergen" to New Guinea, part 4 |