Government Navy

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Government Navy
Gouvernements Marine
Gouvernementsmarine
Barito gm 1894.jpg
Government Navy paddle steamer Barito, 1894
Active22 August 1861–1 October 1962
CountryFlag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
TypeNavy
Size≈58 ships in 1940 [1]
Part of Ministry of the Colonies
Headquarters Soerabaja
Nickname(s)"Van Heutsz's Navy" (c.1900)
Engagements Aceh War
World War II
Indonesian National Revolution
Operation Trikora

The Government Navy (Dutch : Gouvernements Marine or Gouvernementsmarine, GM) was a Dutch naval force in the former Dutch East Indies and Dutch New Guinea between 1861 and 1962. It succeeded the Civil Colonial Navy (Burgerlijke Koloniale Marine) of 1815 and existed alongside the Indies Military Navy (Indische Militaire Marine) until 1930, when the latter was disbanded and the Government Navy was militarized between 1939 and 1941. [2]

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After the Pacific War and the Indonesian National Revolution that followed, the GM existed until the handover of Dutch New Guinea to the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority at the conclusion of the West New Guinea dispute between the Netherlands and Indonesia. [2] Operating in a civil-administrative role alongside the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Government Navy had been primarily concerned with tasks such as policing and transport. [3]

Commanders (Gezaghebbers)

NameTerm of ServiceShip
Wink, W.1 January 1900 – 19 May 1912
Kaan, J.1 January 1900 – 26 October 1909Cycloop
Crans, J.V.25 January 1900 – 17 March 1905Hazewind
Hondius van Herwerden, J.H28 March 1900 – 7 April 1903
Vorster, H.28 March 1900 – 19 June 1900Zwaluw
Have, D.C. ten8 Aug.1900 - 22 April 1911Raaf
Steffens, W.25 February 1901 – 11 March 1914
Koesveld, P.C. van14 April 1901 – 16 February 1915Brak
Berlijn, A.P.12 October 1901 – 11 June 1904Bellatrix
Rothmeijer, H.J.F.4 January 1902 – 2 May 1914Glatik
Hendriksen, A.17 January 1902 – 22 March 1912Albatros
Nix, F.L.17 January 1902 - 30 Juli 1904Java
Wetselaar, H.K.3 September 1904 – 1 August 1913Pelikaan
Hooghwinkel, J.G.C.30 July 1904 (?)Canopus
Overgauw, W.J.J.26 February 1905 – 16 April 1910
Resner, L.J.11 April 1905 – 11 December 1906Zwaan
Ykema, H.C.22 July 1906 (?)
Kieviet, H.22 May 1908 – 6 December 1911Hazewind
Meijer, D.J.2 May 1913 (?)
Ham, P.J. van der2 April 1909 – 2 June 1915Edi
Weel, K.M. van18 March 1909 (?)
Bijleveld, W.P.7 June 1909 – 2 September 1915
Stikkel, S.N.22 August 1909 – 4 November 1915Aldebaran
Holthuis, B.20 November 1909 – 26 March 1912Telegraaf
Groot, J.W.1 July 1911 – 20 August 1914Speurder
Doesburg, J.J. van21 May 1913 (?)Valk
Kruyt, J.C.1 May 1913 (?)
Eerde, J.R. van21 May 1913 (?)
Drijver, W.C.10 June 1913 (?)Flamingo
Wijchers, J.A.17 June 1913 (?)Spits
Boer, A.J.L. de14 July 1914 (?)Argus
Elbers, G.M.A.15 December 1915 (?)
Molenaar, J.15 December 1915 (?)Zwaluw
Staudenmayer, J.L.18 December 1915 (?)
Heide, G.J. van der14 June 1916 (?)Zeeduif
Fenenga, T.18 December 1918 (?)Dog
Vooren, J.M.P.21 December 1918 (?)Hazenwind
Rozenkrantz, X.W.23 April 1919 (?)Argus
Muzerie, C.F.29 June 1919 (?)Glatik

References

  1. Somers, pp. 2
  2. 1 2 "Wrakkentelling. Een kwantitatief onderzoek naar historische Nederlandse scheepswrakken in de wereld. Herziene uitgave 2022" (PDF) (in Dutch). Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. October 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  3. "Nieuwe foto's voor collectie Gouvernementsmarine" (in Dutch). Ministerie van Defensie. 30 October 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

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