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Saturday 28 July 2012

Call signs of the Dutch colonial vessels in the Dutch East Indies in 1917

The Dutch departments of Agriculture, Industry and Trade and Navy published a list of the Dutch war- and merchant ships including the so-called Gouvernementsmarine which was active in the Dutch East Indies. The list I used was published by J.H. de Bussy at Amsterdam and was kept update until 1 January 1917.

GSAH=screw steamship Albatros, Gouvernementsmarine
GSAP=screw steamship Aldebaran, Gouvernementsmarine
GSAW=screw steamship Argus, Gouvernementsmarine
GSBF=paddle steamship Barito, Gouvernementsmarine
GSBJ=screw steamship Bellatrix, Gouvernementsmarine
GSBP=screw steamship Brak, Gouvernementsmarine
GSBX=screw steamship Canopus, Gouvernementsmarine
GSCD=screw steamship Castor, coastal lighting and signaling equipment
GSCL=screw steamship Ceram, Gouvernementsmarine
GSCV=screw steamship Condor, Gouvernementsmarine
GSDC=screw steamship Cyceloop, Gouvernementsmarine
GSDH=screw steamship Deneb, Gouvernementsmarine
GSDM=screw steamship Dog, Gouvernementsmarine
GSDX=double screw steamship Edi, Gouvernementsmarine
GSEF=screw steamship Flamingo, Gouvernementsmarine
GSEN=screw steamship Gier, Gouvernementsmarine
GSEY=screw steamship Glatik, Gouvernementsmarine
GSFH=screw steamship Hazenwind, Gouvernementsmarine
GSFO=steam tug Hercules, sludge labor
GSFZ=screw steamship Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman,
GSHJ=screw steamship Java, Gouvernementsmarine
GSHQ=screw steamship Kwartel, Gouvernementsmarine
GSIA=screw steamship Lucifer, coastal lighting and signaling equipment
GSIN=double screw steamship Nias, Gouvernementsmarine
GSIW=screw steamship, inspection vessel Orion,
GSJF=screw steamship Pelikaan, Gouvernementsmarine
GSJP=screw steamship Pharus, coastal lighting and signaling equipment
GSJX= screw steamship Raaf, Gouvernementsmarine
GSKF=screw steamship Reiger, Gouvernementsmarine
GSKP=screw steamship Sperwer, coastal lighting and signaling equipment
GSKY=screw steamship Speurder, Gouvernementsmarine
GSLE=screw steamship Spits, Gouvernementsmarine
GSLP=double screw steamship, cableship, Telegraaf, Gouvernementsmarine
GSLY=steam tug Triton, civil public works
GSMH=screw steamship Valk, Gouvernementsmarine
GSMP=screw steamship Wachter, Gouvernementsmarine
GSMZ=screw steamship Zeeduif, Gouvernementsmarine
GSNK=screw steamship Zeemeeuw, Gouvernementsmarine
GSNW=screw steamship Zwaan, Gouvernementsmarine
GSOH=screw steamship Zwaluw, Gouvernementsmarine