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Allies in adversity, Australia and the Dutch in the Pacific War: Dutch merchant shipping losses in the Pacific war

 

Dutch merchant shipping losses in the Pacific war (vessels over 1,000 Tons)

Ambo

Ship Ambo
Tonnage 7,691 Tons
Operator LC (NITM)
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 6 March 1942
Ambo ship

Anastasia

Ship Anastasia
Tonnage 3,029 Tons
Operator LC (NITM)
Fate Scuttled at Tandjong Priok to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 3 March 1942
Anastasia

Angelina

Ship Angelina
Tonnage 2,086 Tons
Operator LC (NITM)
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 2 March 1942
Angelina

Bantam

Ship Bantam
Tonnage 3,322 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Bombed by Japanese aircraft and beached at Oro Bay, Papua.
Date 28 March 1943
Bantam

Barentsz

Ship Barentsz
Tonnage 4,819 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Bombed and sunk at Tjilatjap by Japanese aircraft.
Date 6 March 1942
Barentsz

Belawan

Ship Belawan
Tonnage 1,330 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya, to prevent capture by the Japanese.
Date 2 March 1942
Belawan

Bengalen

Ship Bengalen
Tonnage 6,399 Tons
Operator R&Z
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture by the Japanese.
Date 2 March 1942
Bengalen

Benkalis

Ship Benkalis
Tonnage 1,053 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya, to prevent capture by the Japanese.
Date 2 March 1942
Benkalis

Benkoelen

Ship Benkoelen
Tonnage 1,003 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Torpedoed, shelled and sunk in Java Sea by Japanese submarine I-65.
Date 9 January 1942
Benkoelen

Bintoehan

Ship Bintoehan
Tonnage 1,021 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Scuttled of south coast of Bali to prevent capture by Japanese.
Date 3 March 1942
Bintoehan

Boelongan

Ship Boelongan
Tonnage 1,053 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Bombed and sunk near Padang by Japanese aircraft.
Date 28 January 1942
Boelongan

Boero

Ship Boero
Tonnage 7,135 Tons
Operator IMP
Fate Torpedoed and sunk south of Sunda Strait by Japanese submarine I-58.
Date 25 February 1942
Boero

Buyskens

Ship Buyskens
Tonnage 1,800 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Bombed and sunk at Padang by Japanese aircraft.
Date 27 January 1942
Buyskens

Camphuijs

Ship Camphuijs
Tonnage 2,380 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Shelled and sunk in the Java Sea by Japanese submarine I-58.
Date 9 January 1942
 	Camphuijs

Cremer

Ship Cremer
Tonnage 4,608 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Stranded St. Bees Island near Mackay, Queensland and abandoned.
Date 5 September 1943

 

Cremer

De Klerk

Ship De Klerk
Tonnage 1,986 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Scuttled at Tandjong Priok to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 2 March 1942
De Klerk

Djirak

Ship Djirak
Tonnage 3,077 Tons
Operator NKTM
Fate Shelled and sunk off Java by the Japanese submarine I-57.
Date 9 January 1942
Djirak

Elout

Ship Elout
Tonnage 1,797 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Bombed and sunk near Padang by Japanese aircraft.
Date 28 January 1942
Elout

Enggano

Ship Enggano
Tonnage 5,412 Tons
Operator NSM
Fate Bombed and sunk south of Java by Japanese aircraft.
Date 1 March 1942
 	Enggano

Genota

Ship Genota
Tonnage 7,987 Tons
Operator LC
Fate Captured in Indian Ocean by Japanese auxiliary cruisers.
Date 9 May 1942
Genota

Iris

Ship Iris
Tonnage 3,887 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Scuttled near Palembang to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 15 February 1942
Iris

Kota Radja

Ship Kota Radja
Tonnage 7,177 Tons
Operator R&Z
Fate Bombed at Surabaya by Japanese aircraft, sunk by RNN minelayer.
Date 24 February 1942
Kota Radja

Langkoeas

Ship Langkoeas
Tonnage 7,395 Tons
Operator IMP
Fate Torpedoed and sunk in Java Sea by the Japanese submarine I-58.
Date 2 January 1942
Langkoeas

 

Le Maire

Ship Le Maire
Tonnage 3,271 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Torpedoed and sunk off Cocos Islands by the Japanese submarine I-7.
Date 1 March 1942
Le Maire

 

Lematang

Ship Lematang
Tonnage 2,512 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Bombed and sunk off Belawan by Japanese aircraft.
Date 23 January 1942


 

Lematang

Liran

Ship Liran
Tonnage 4,323 Tons
Operator IMP
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya, to prevent capture by Japanese.
Date 2 March 1942

 

Liran


 

Loa-Koeloe

Ship Loa-Koeloe
Tonnage 1,846 Tons
Operator OB
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya, to prevent capture by the Japanese.
Date 2 March 1942

 

Loa-Koeloe


 

Madrono

Ship Madrono
Tonnage 5,894 Tons
Operator AIL
Fate Captured in Indian Ocean by German auxiliary cruiser.
Date 9 July 1942
Madrono

 

Manvantara

Ship Manvantara
Tonnage 8,237 Tons
Operator LC
Fate Bombed and sunk Banka Strait by Japanese aircraft.
Date 13 February 1942
Manvantara

 

Merula

Ship Merula
Tonnage 8,228 Tons
Operator LC
Fate Bombed and sunk Banka Strait by Japanese aircraft.
Date 13 February 1942


 

Merula


Meroendoeng

Ship Meroendoeng
Tonnage 2,464 Tons
Operator IMP
Fate Scuttled at Tandjong Priok as blockship.
Date 2 March 1942

 

Meroendoeng


 

Mijer

Ship Mijer
Tonnage 1,873 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Scuttled at Tandjong Priok, to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 2 March 1942

 

Mijer


 

Modjokerto

Ship Modjokerto
Tonnage 7,080 Tons
Operator R&Z
Fate Torpedoed and sunk south of Java by the Japanese submarine I-54.
Date 1 March 1942

 

Modjokerto


 

Op ten Noort
 

Ship Op ten Noort
Tonnage 6,076 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Captured south west of Bawean Island by Japanese submarine.
Date 3 March 1942

 

Op ten Noort


 

Parigi

Ship Parigi
Tonnage 1,172 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Torpedoed, shelled and sunk south of Tjilatjap by Japanese submarine I-2.
Date 1 March 1942
Parigi

Pasir

 

Ship Pasir
Tonnage 1,187 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Scuttled at Tjilatjap to prevent capture by the Japanese.
Date 6 March 1942

 

Pasir


Pendopo

Ship Pendopo
Tonnage 5,209 Tons
Operator NKTM
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 2 March 1942

 

Pendopo


Pijnacker Hordijk

Ship Pijnacker Hordijk
Tonnage 2,982 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Torpedoed, shelled and sunk south of Tjilatjap by Japanese submarine I-58.
Date 22 February 1942
Pijnacker Hordijk


Poelau Bras

Ship Poelau Bras
Tonnage 9,278 Tons
Operator NSM
Fate Bombed and sunk south of Java by Japanese aircraft.
Date 7 March 1942

 

Poelau Bras


Poelau Tello

Ship Poelau Tello
Tonnage 9,272 Tons
Operator NSM
Fate Bombed and driven ashore at Padang by Japanese aircraft.
Date 27 January 1942
Poelau Tello


 

Rochussen

Ship Rochussen
Tonnage 2,333 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 2 March 1942

 

Rochussen


Roggeveen

Ship Roggeveen
Tonnage 7,782 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture by the Japanese.
Date 2 March 1942


 

Roggeveen


Rooseboom

Ship Rooseboom
Tonnage 1,035 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Torpedoed and sunk west of Sumatra by the Japanese submarine I-59.
Date 1 March 1942
Rooseboom


 

Semiramis

Ship Semiramis
Tonnage 5,792 Tons
Operator LC (NITM)
Fate Scuttled at Pladjoe to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 15 February 1942
Semiramis


 

Senang

Ship Senang
Tonnage 1,207 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Sunk by mine, South China Sea.
Date 16 January 1942

 

Senang


Siantar

Ship Siantar
Tonnage 8,667 Tons
Operator R&Z
Fate Torpedoed, shelled and sunk west of Broome by Japanese submarine I-1.
Date 2 March 1942
Siantar

 

Siaoe

Ship Siaoe
Tonnage 1,573 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Shelled and sunk in the Java Sea by Japanese ships.
Date 1 March 1942
Siaoe


 

Siberg

Ship Siberg
Tonnage 1,871 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Abandoned and captured by Japanese navy.
Date 7 March 1942
Siberg


 

Siberoet

Ship Siberoet
Tonnage 1,799 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Shelled and sunk near Tandjong Priok by Japanese ships.
Date 1 March 1942
Siberoet


 

Sibolga

Ship Sibolga
Tonnage 1,370 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Scuttled at Tandjong Priok to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 2 March 1942
Sibolga


 

Sinabang

Ship Sinabang
Tonnage 1,799 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Bombed and sunk in Java Sea by Japanese aircraft.
Date 2 March 1942
Sinabang


 

Sipirok

Ship Sipirok
Tonnage 1,787 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Scuttled at Tjilatjap to prevent capture by the Japanese.
Date 6 March 1942
Sipirok


 

Sipora

Ship Sipora
Tonnage 1,594 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Scuttled at Tjilatjap to prevent capture by the Japanese.
Date 6 March 1942
Sipora


 

s'Jacob

Ship s'Jacob
Tonnage 2,839 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Bombed and sunk at Oro Bay, Papua, by Japanese aircraft.
Date 8 March 1943
s'Jacob


 

Sloet van Beele

Ship Sloet van Beele
Tonnage 2,977 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Bombed and sunk south of Banka Strait by Japanese aircraft.
Date 2 March 1942
Sloet van Beele


 

Speelman

Ship Speelman
Tonnage 1,030 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 2 March 1942
Speelman


 

Talang Akar

Ship Talang Akar
Tonnage 2,046 Tons
Operator NKTM
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 2 March 1942

 

Talang Akar


Tjikandi

Ship Tjikandi
Tonnage 7,970 Tons
Operator JCJL
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture by the Japanese.
Date 2 March 1942

 

Tjikandi


 

Tjikarang

Ship Tjikarang
Tonnage 9,505 Tons
Operator JCJL
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture by the Japanese.
Date 2 March 1942
Tjikarang


 

Tjinegara

Ship Tjinegara
Tonnage 9,227 Tons
Operator JCJL
Fate Torpedoed, sunk south of New Caledonia, Japanese submarine I-169.
Date 25 July 1942
Tjinegara


 

Tjisalak

Ship Tjisalak
Tonnage 5,787 Tons
Operator JCJL
Fate Torpedoed, sunk in the Indian Ocean by Japanese submarine I-8.
Date 26 March 1944
Tjisalak


 

Tjisaroea

Ship Tjisaroea
Tonnage 7,089 Tons
Operator JCJL
Fate Captured south of Lombok Island by Japanese.
Date 4 March 1942
Tjisaroea


 

Toendjoek

Ship Toendjoek
Tonnage 6,200 Tons
Operator IMP
Fate Scuttled at Tandjong Priok as blockship (later raised by Japanese).
Date 2 March 1942
Toendjoek


 

Van Cloon

Ship Van Cloon
Tonnage 4,519 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Torpedoed and sunk south of Bawean Island by Japanese submarine I-55.
Date 7 February 1942


 

Van Cloon

 

Van der Hagen

Ship Van der Hagen
Tonnage 3,033 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Burnt out and sunk, Tjilatjap (later raised by Japanese).
Date 4 March 1942
Van der Hagen


 

Van Diemen

Ship Van Diemen
Tonnage 1,030 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 2 March 1942
Van Diemen


 

Van Heemskirk

Ship Van Heemskirk
Tonnage 2,996 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Bombed and sunk at Oro Bay, Papua, by Japanese aircraft.
Date 14 April 1943
Van Heemskirk


 

Van Imhoff

Ship Van Imhoff
Tonnage 2,980 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Bombed and sunk west of Sumatra by Japanese aircraft.
Date 19 January 1942

 

Van Imhoff


Van Lansberge

Ship Van Lansberge
Tonnage 1,937 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Torpedoed and sunk in the Java Sea by the Japanese submarine I-55.
Date 4 February 1942
Van Lansberge


Van Neck

Ship Van Neck
Tonnage 3,027 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture by the Japanese.
Date 3 March 1942
Van Neck


 

Van Overstraten

Ship Van Overstraten
Tonnage 4,482 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Shelled and sunk west of Sumatra by Japanese submarine I-64.
Date 22 January 1942

 

Van Overstraten


Van Rees

Ship Van Rees
Tonnage 3,000 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Torpedoed and sunk south of Tjilatjap by Japanese submarine I-56.
Date 9 January 1942
Van Rees


 

Van Riebeck

Ship Van Riebeck
Tonnage 2,263 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Shelled and sunk south of Tjilatjap by Japanese submarine I-56.
Date 9 January 1942
Van Riebeck


 

Van Waerwijk

Ship Van Waerwijk
Tonnage 3,040 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Scuttled at Tandjong Priok to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese).
Date 3 March 1942
Van Waerwijk


 

Augustina

Ship Augustina
Tonnage 3,110 Tons
Operator LC (NITM)
Fate Scuttled in Java Sea to prevent capture by Japanese.
Date 1 March 1942
Augustina


 

Duymaer Van Twist

Ship Duymaer Van Twist
Tonnage 1,030 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Captured by Japanese cruisers 40 miles south of Tjilatjap.
Date 28 February 1942
Duymaer Van Twist

 

Reael

Ship Reael
Tonnage 2,561 Tons
Operator KPM
Fate Bombed and sunk at Muntok, Banka Island (later raised by Japanese).
Date 1 March 1942
Reael


 

Sigli

Ship Sigli
Tonnage 1,579 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Captured in Indian Ocean by Japanese destroyer Hayashio. Tjilatjap - Bunbury.
Date 2 March 1942
Sigli


 

Silindoeng

Ship Silindoeng
Tonnage 1,793 Tons
Operator ?
Fate Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture by the Japanese.
Date 2 March 1942
Silindoeng


 

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