| Government Navy | |
|---|---|
| Gouvernements Marine/Gouvernementsmarine | |
 Government Navy paddle steamer Barito, 1894 | |
| Active | 22 August 1861–1 October 1962 |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Type | Navy |
| Size | ≈58 ships in 1940[1] |
| Part of | Ministry of the Colonies |
| Headquarters | Surabaya |
| Nickname(s) | "Van Heutsz's Navy" (c. 1900) |
| Engagements | Aceh 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
- ↑ Somers, pp. 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.
- ↑ "Nieuwe foto's voor collectie Gouvernementsmarine" (in Dutch). Ministerie van Defensie. 30 October 2013. 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.