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 |
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 |
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 |
Bantam
| Ship | Bantam |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 3,322 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Bombed by Japanese aircraft and beached at Oro Bay, Papua. |
| Date | 28 March 1943 |
Barentsz
| Ship | Barentsz |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 4,819 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Bombed and sunk at Tjilatjap by Japanese aircraft. |
| Date | 6 March 1942 |
Belawan
| Ship | Belawan |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,330 Tons |
| Operator | ? |
| Fate | Scuttled at Surabaya, to prevent capture by the Japanese. |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
Bengalen
| Ship | Bengalen |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 6,399 Tons |
| Operator | R&Z |
| Fate | Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture by the Japanese. |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
Benkalis
| Ship | Benkalis |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,053 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Scuttled at Surabaya, to prevent capture by the Japanese. |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
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 |
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 |
Boelongan
| Ship | Boelongan |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,053 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Bombed and sunk near Padang by Japanese aircraft. |
| Date | 28 January 1942 |
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 |
Buyskens
| Ship | Buyskens |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,800 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Bombed and sunk at Padang by Japanese aircraft. |
| Date | 27 January 1942 |
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 |
Cremer
| Ship | Cremer |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 4,608 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Stranded St. Bees Island near Mackay, Queensland and abandoned. |
| Date | 5 September 1943 |
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 |
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 |
Elout
| Ship | Elout |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,797 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Bombed and sunk near Padang by Japanese aircraft. |
| Date | 28 January 1942 |
Enggano
| Ship | Enggano |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 5,412 Tons |
| Operator | NSM |
| Fate | Bombed and sunk south of Java by Japanese aircraft. |
| Date | 1 March 1942 |
Genota
| Ship | Genota |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 7,987 Tons |
| Operator | LC |
| Fate | Captured in Indian Ocean by Japanese auxiliary cruisers. |
| Date | 9 May 1942 |
Iris
| Ship | Iris |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 3,887 Tons |
| Operator | ? |
| Fate | Scuttled near Palembang to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese). |
| Date | 15 February 1942 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Lematang
| Ship | Lematang |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 2,512 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Bombed and sunk off Belawan by Japanese aircraft. |
| Date | 23 January 1942 |
Liran
| Ship | Liran |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 4,323 Tons |
| Operator | IMP |
| Fate | Scuttled at Surabaya, to prevent capture by Japanese. |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
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 |
Madrono
| Ship | Madrono |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 5,894 Tons |
| Operator | AIL |
| Fate | Captured in Indian Ocean by German auxiliary cruiser. |
| Date | 9 July 1942 |
Manvantara
| Ship | Manvantara |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 8,237 Tons |
| Operator | LC |
| Fate | Bombed and sunk Banka Strait by Japanese aircraft. |
| Date | 13 February 1942 |
Merula
| Ship | Merula |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 8,228 Tons |
| Operator | LC |
| Fate | Bombed and sunk Banka Strait by Japanese aircraft. |
| Date | 13 February 1942 |
Meroendoeng
| Ship | Meroendoeng |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 2,464 Tons |
| Operator | IMP |
| Fate | Scuttled at Tandjong Priok as blockship. |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Pasir
| Ship | Pasir |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,187 Tons |
| Operator | ? |
| Fate | Scuttled at Tjilatjap to prevent capture by the Japanese. |
| Date | 6 March 1942 |
Pendopo
| Ship | Pendopo |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 5,209 Tons |
| Operator | NKTM |
| Fate | Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese). |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
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 |
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 Tello
| Ship | Poelau Tello |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 9,272 Tons |
| Operator | NSM |
| Fate | Bombed and driven ashore at Padang by Japanese aircraft. |
| Date | 27 January 1942 |
Rochussen
| Ship | Rochussen |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 2,333 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese). |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
Roggeveen
| Ship | Roggeveen |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 7,782 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture by the Japanese. |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
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 |
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 |
Senang
| Ship | Senang |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,207 Tons |
| Operator | ? |
| Fate | Sunk by mine, South China Sea. |
| Date | 16 January 1942 |
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 |
Siaoe
| Ship | Siaoe |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,573 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Shelled and sunk in the Java Sea by Japanese ships. |
| Date | 1 March 1942 |
Siberg
| Ship | Siberg |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,871 Tons |
| Operator | ? |
| Fate | Abandoned and captured by Japanese navy. |
| Date | 7 March 1942 |
Siberoet
| Ship | Siberoet |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,799 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Shelled and sunk near Tandjong Priok by Japanese ships. |
| Date | 1 March 1942 |
Sibolga
| Ship | Sibolga |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,370 Tons |
| Operator | ? |
| Fate | Scuttled at Tandjong Priok to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese). |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
Sinabang
| Ship | Sinabang |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,799 Tons |
| Operator | KPM |
| Fate | Bombed and sunk in Java Sea by Japanese aircraft. |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
Sipirok
| Ship | Sipirok |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,787 Tons |
| Operator | ? |
| Fate | Scuttled at Tjilatjap to prevent capture by the Japanese. |
| Date | 6 March 1942 |
Sipora
| Ship | Sipora |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,594 Tons |
| Operator | ? |
| Fate | Scuttled at Tjilatjap to prevent capture by the Japanese. |
| Date | 6 March 1942 |
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 |
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 |
Speelman
| Ship | Speelman |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,030 Tons |
| Operator | ? |
| Fate | Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture (later raised by Japanese). |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
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 |
Tjikandi
| Ship | Tjikandi |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 7,970 Tons |
| Operator | JCJL |
| Fate | Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture by the Japanese. |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
Tjikarang
| Ship | Tjikarang |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 9,505 Tons |
| Operator | JCJL |
| Fate | Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture by the Japanese. |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
Tjinegara
| Ship | Tjinegara |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 9,227 Tons |
| Operator | JCJL |
| Fate | Torpedoed, sunk south of New Caledonia, Japanese submarine I-169. |
| Date | 25 July 1942 |
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 |
Tjisaroea
| Ship | Tjisaroea |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 7,089 Tons |
| Operator | JCJL |
| Fate | Captured south of Lombok Island by Japanese. |
| Date | 4 March 1942 |
Toendjoek
| Ship | Toendjoek |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 6,200 Tons |
| Operator | IMP |
| Fate | Scuttled at Tandjong Priok as blockship (later raised by Japanese). |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 |
Augustina
| Ship | Augustina |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 3,110 Tons |
| Operator | LC (NITM) |
| Fate | Scuttled in Java Sea to prevent capture by Japanese. |
| Date | 1 March 1942 |
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 |
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 |
Sigli
| Ship | Sigli |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,579 Tons |
| Operator | ? |
| Fate | Captured in Indian Ocean by Japanese destroyer Hayashio. Tjilatjap - Bunbury. |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
Silindoeng
| Ship | Silindoeng |
|---|---|
| Tonnage | 1,793 Tons |
| Operator | ? |
| Fate | Scuttled at Surabaya to prevent capture by the Japanese. |
| Date | 2 March 1942 |
