The Government Navy ( or , 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 () of 1815 and existed alongside the Indies Military Navy () until 1930, when the latter was disbanded and the Government Navy was militarized between 1939 and 1941.
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. 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.
Commanders ()
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
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