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Thursday, 26 July 2012

Call signs of Dutch pilot ships and coast lightning ships 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.

GRAM=Amsterdam, gas transport vessel
GRCN=Coertzen, steam pilot transport vessel
GRNF=Frans Naerebout, steam pilot transport vessel
GRSE=Schelde, steam pilot transport vessel
GRSF=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 1 or Inspecteur Generaal Twent
GRSH=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 2 or Jan Spanjaard
GRSI=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 3 or Rotterdam
GRSJ=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 4 or Hellevoetsluis
GRSK=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 5
GRSL=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 6
GRSM=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 7
GRSN=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 8
GRSN=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 9
GRSO=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 10
GRSP=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 11
GRSQ=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 12
GRST=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 13
GRSU=Stoomloodsvaartuig No. 14
GRVL=Vlissingen, gas transport vessel
GRZW=Zeemeeuw, steam pilot transport vessel