Story Sabang

Sabang 1912

SS passenger ship "Jan Pieterszoon Coen" in Sabang in 1935.

The city of Sabang before World War II was the most important port city compared to Temasek (Singapore). Sabang has been widely known as a natural harbor named Kolen Station by the Dutch colonial government since 1881. In 1887, Firma Delange assisted by Sabang Haven obtaining the authority to add, build port facilities and facilities. The free harbor era in Sabang was started in 1895, known as vrij haven and managed by the Maatschaappij Zeehaven en Kolen Station, then known as Sabang Maatschaappij. World War II influenced the condition of Sabang where in 1942 Sabang occupied by Japanese troops, then bombed Allied aircraft and suffered physical damage until it was forced to close.