NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES - NAVAL FORCES
ROYAL NETHERLANDS NAVY IN THE SOUTHWEST PACIFIC AREA
DURING WWII
| HNMS Abraham Crijnssen | HNMS Jacob van
Heemskerck Task Force 71 in April 1943 |
HNMS Merbaboe |
| HNMS Rindjani | HNMS Smeroe | HNMS Submarine KVIII |
| HNMS Submarine KIX |
HNMS Submarine KXI Sold as scrap in Swan River Fremantle in Sep 1945, scuttled Sep 1952 in Rottnest Graveyard Deck Gun at Perth Yacht Club |
HNMS Submarine KXII Scuttled Sep 1946 in Rottnest Graveyard |
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HNMS Submarine K XIV Task Force 71 |
HNMS
Submarine K XV Task Force 71 |
HNMS Submarine O-19 grounded on Ladd Reef and rescued by USS Cod on 9/10 July 1945 |
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HNMS Submarine O-21 Task Force 71 |
HNMS Submarine O-23 | HNMS Submarine O-24 Task Force 71 |
| HNMS Tjerk
Hiddes Officially named HNMS Tjerk Hiddes de Vries but commonly called HNMS Tjerk Hiddes 1800 ton destroyer involved in evacuation of 2/2 and 2/4 Independent Companies |
HNMS
Tromp Task Force 71 in April 1943 |
HNMS van
Galen Task Force 71 in April 1943 |
| HNMS Submarine Tijgerhaai |
HNMS Zwaardvisch T Class Submarine operated out of Fremantle |
Mintak Tanah Naval Store Ship Left Cairns 29 Apr 43 expected Brisbane 5 May 43 |
| Royal Netherlands Navy Vessels in Task Force 71 |
Tan 4 Naval Tanker former merchant tanker, "Pendopo" |
Wireless Intercept Station, Batchelor, RNN |
Served in Netherlands East Indies Waters only
| HNMS Banckert | HNMS De Ruyter | HNMS Kortenaer |
| HNMS Piet Hein | HNMS van Ghent | Tan 2 Naval Tanker |
| Tan 3 Naval Tanker |
Tan 8 Naval Tanker former merchant tanker Petronella |
Dutch ship M. S. Tjinegara
arrived Adelaide on 4 March 1942
from Sourabaya with 307 evacuees
including 117 Air and Naval Air Force personnel
(see
NAA File)
Rear Admiral F. W. Coster
replaced by P. Koenraad on 1 May 1943
Senior Naval Officer Royal Netherlands Navy in Australia
441 St. Kilda Rd
Commander B. J. Knollema
Inspector of Navigation in Sydney
as of 1 October 1942
Mr. S. L. Vellenga
Assistant Inspector of Navigation Sydney
as of 1 October 1942
Netherlands East Indies Forces and support organisations
REFERENCES
"The Fourth Ally - Dutch Forces in Australia in WWII" by Doug Hurst
Jones, Mark C. "In need of a home away from home: the Royal Netherlands Navy in Australia, 1942-1947". Journal of Military History vol. 85 no. 2 (April 2021): 399-425.
Jones, Mark C. "Escape from Soerabaja. The Navy (Sydney, Australia)", October-December 2001: 21-23.
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