Government Navy

Government Navy
Gouvernements Marine/Gouvernementsmarine
Government Navy paddle steamer Barito, 1894
Active22 August 1861–1 October 1962
Country Netherlands
TypeNavy
Size≈58 ships in 1940[1]
Part ofMinistry of the Colonies
HeadquartersSurabaya
Nickname(s)"Van Heutsz's Navy" (c. 1900)
EngagementsAceh War
World War II
Indonesian War of Independence
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]

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)

Name Term of Service Ship
Wink, W. 1 January 1900 – 19 May 1912
Kaan, J. 1 January 1900 – 26 October 1909 Cycloop
Crans, J.V. 25 January 1900 – 17 March 1905 Hazewind
Hondius van Herwerden, J.H 28 March 1900 – 7 April 1903
Vorster, H. 28 March 1900 – 19 June 1900 Zwaluw
Have, D.C. ten 8 Aug.1900 - 22 April 1911 Raaf
Steffens, W. 25 February 1901 – 11 March 1914
Koesveld, P.C. van 14 April 1901 – 16 February 1915 Brak
Berlijn, A.P. 12 October 1901 – 11 June 1904 Bellatrix
Rothmeijer, H.J.F. 4 January 1902 – 2 May 1914 Glatik
Hendriksen, A. 17 January 1902 – 22 March 1912 Albatros
Nix, F.L. 17 January 1902 - 30 Juli 1904 Java
Wetselaar, H.K. 3 September 1904 – 1 August 1913 Pelikaan
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 1906 Zwaan
Ykema, H.C. 22 July 1906 (?)
Kieviet, H. 22 May 1908 – 6 December 1911 Hazewind
Meijer, D.J. 2 May 1913 (?)
Ham, P.J. van der 2 April 1909 – 2 June 1915 Edi
Weel, K.M. van 18 March 1909 (?)
Bijleveld, W.P. 7 June 1909 – 2 September 1915
Stikkel, S.N. 22 August 1909 – 4 November 1915 Aldebaran
Holthuis, B. 20 November 1909 – 26 March 1912 Telegraaf
Groot, J.W. 1 July 1911 – 20 August 1914 Speurder
Doesburg, J.J. van 21 May 1913 (?) Valk
Kruyt, J.C. 1 May 1913 (?)
Eerde, J.R. van 21 May 1913 (?)
Drijver, W.C. 10 June 1913 (?) Flamingo
Wijchers, J.A. 17 June 1913 (?) Spits
Boer, A.J.L. de 14 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 der 14 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. ^ a b "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.

Sources

  • Kimenai, Peter (1 February 2012). "Gemilitariseerde schepen van de Gouvernements Marine" (in Dutch). TracesOfWar.com. pp. 1–10. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  • Somers, Jan. "De geschiedenis van de Gouvernements Marine" (PDF) (in Dutch). pp. 1–3. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  • Backer Dirks, F.C. (1985). De Gouvernements marine: Deel I, II & III. De Rijp: De Boer Maritiem. ISBN 9789022818855.
  • Hokke, C. (1950). Opkomst en ondergang van onze Gouvernements Marine, "Setengah Kompenie. Leiden: Leidsche Uitgeversmij.
  • Nieborg, J.P. (1988). De Canopus van de gouvernements marine in Harer Majesteits dienst 1941-1942. Nieuwkoop: De Boer Nieuwkoop. ISBN 9070480093.
  • Bilderbeek, J.G. (1998). 'Tot in de verste uithoeken...'; de cruciale rol van de Gouvernements Marine bij het vestigen van de Pax Neerlandica in de Indische Archipel 1815-1962. Amsterdam: De Bataafsche Leeuw. ISBN 9067074349.
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