Government Navy
Encyclopedia
The Government Navy was a Dutch naval force which stemmed from the Colonial Navy in the former Dutch East Indies
. It existed from 1861 to 1949 and operated in a civil-administrative role alongside the Royal Netherlands Navy
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Dutch East Indies
The Dutch East Indies was a Dutch colony that became modern Indonesia following World War II. It was formed from the nationalised colonies of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Netherlands government in 1800....
. It existed from 1861 to 1949 and operated in a civil-administrative role alongside the Royal Netherlands Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy
The Koninklijke Marine is the navy of the Netherlands. In the mid-17th century the Dutch Navy was the most powerful navy in the world and it played an active role in the wars of the Dutch Republic and later those of the Batavian Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands...
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Commander of the Government Navy (Gezaghebbers)
| Name | Term of Service | Notes | Ship |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wink, W. | 1 Jan. 1900 - 19 May 1912 | Example | Example |
| Kaan, J. | 1 Jan. 1900 - 26 Oct. 1909 | Example | Cycloop |
| Crans, J.V. | 25 Jan. 1900 - 17 March 1905 | Example | Hazewind |
| Hondius van Herwerden, J.H | 28 March 1900 - 7 April 1903 | Example | Example |
| Vorster, H. | 28 March 1900 - 19 June 1900 | Example | Zwaluw |
| Have, D.C. ten | 8 Aug.1900 - 22 April 1911 | Example | Raaf |
| Steffens, W. | 25 Feb. 1901 - 11 March 1914 | Example | Example |
| Koesveld, P.C. van | 14 April 1901 - 16 Feb. 1915 | Example | Brak |
| Berlijn, A.P. | 12 Oct. 1901 - 11 June 1904 | Example | Bellatrix |
| Rothmeijer, H.J.F. | 4 Jan. 1902 - 2 May 1914 | Example | Glatik |
| Hendriksen, A. | 17 Jan. 1902 - 22 March 1912 | Example | Albatros |
| Nix, F.L. | 17 Jan. 1902 - 30 Juli 1904 | Example | Java |
| Wetselaar, H.K. | 3 Sept. 1904 - 1 Aug. 1913 | Example | Pelikaan |
| Hooghwinkel, J.G.C. | 30 July 1904 (?) | Example | Canopus |
| Overgauw, W.J.J. | 26 Feb. 1905 - 16 April 1910 | Example | Example |
| Resner, L.J. | 11 April 1905 - 11 Dec. 1906 | Example | Zwaan |
| Ykema, H.C. | 22 July 1906 (?) | Example | Example |
| Kieviet, H. | 22 May 1908 - 6 Dec. 1911 | Example | Hazewind |
| Meijer, D.J. | 2 Mei 1913 (?) | Example | Example |
| Ham, P.J. van der | 2 April 1909 - 2 June 1915 | Example | Edi |
| Weel, K.M. van | 18 March 1909 (?) | Example | Example |
| Bijleveld, W.P. | 7 June 1909 - 2 Sept. 1915 | Example | Example |
| Stikkel, S.N. | 22 Aug. 1909 - 4 Nov. 1915 | Example | Aldebaran |
| Holthuis, B. | 20 Nov. 1909 - 26 March 1912 | Example | Telegraaf |
| Groot, J.W. | 1 July 1911 - 20 Aug. 1914 | Example | Speurder |
| Doesburg, J.J. van | 21 May 1913 (?) | Example | Valk |
| Kruyt, J.C. | 1 May 1913 (?) | Example | Example |
| Eerde, J.R. van | 21 May 1913 (?) | Example | Example |
| Drijver, W.C. | 10 June 1913 (?) | Example | Flamingo |
| Wijchers, J.A. | 17 June 1913 (?) | Example | Spits |
| Boer, A.J.L. de | 14 July 1914 (?) | Example | Argus |
| Elbers, G.M.A. | 15 Dec. 1915 (?) | Example | Example |
| Molenaar, J. | 15 Dec. 1915 (?) | Example | Zwaluw |
| Staudenmayer, J.L. | 18 Dec. 1915 (?) | Example | Example |
| Heide, G.J. van der | 14 June 1916 (?) | Example | Zeeduif |
| Fenenga, T. | 18 Dec. 1918 (?) | Example | Dog |
| Vooren, J.M.P. | 21 Dec. 1918 (?) | Example | Hazenwind |
| Rozenkrantz, X.W. | 23 April 1919 (?) | Example | Argus |
| Muzerie, C.F. | 29 June 1919 (?) | Example | Glatik |