In 1946 ordered the Dutch supreme commanding officer in the Far East by order no. 62 to investigate the harbours including shipyards in the Dutch East Indies and Netherlands New Guinea. In those so-called Sitraps (Situation reports) was information collected dealing with the available facilities, personnel and vessels/boats. The Dutch East Indies fell in Japanese hands in the Second World War when the Dutch forces surrendered on 8 March 1942 until Japan surrendered on her turn on 15 August 1945. On 17 August 1945 declared nationalistic leaders like Soekarno and Hadda the independence of what was called the Republik Indonesia. The result was a struggle for years before the Netherlands forced by international pressure accepted the Indonesian independence on 29 December 1949.
One oil lighter was to be condemned while she was seriously leaking and the gasoline was in worse condition. There were none water boats. Furthermore were there 6 steel made lighters numbered R-003, R-013, R-016, R-017, R-023 and R-027 not used at Hollandia and in fact of no use so they were probably shipped to be used elsewhere.
Source
Archive Dutch Marinestaf (1942) 1945-1948 inventory number 192, National Archive, The Hague.
One oil lighter was to be condemned while she was seriously leaking and the gasoline was in worse condition. There were none water boats. Furthermore were there 6 steel made lighters numbered R-003, R-013, R-016, R-017, R-023 and R-027 not used at Hollandia and in fact of no use so they were probably shipped to be used elsewhere.
Source
Archive Dutch Marinestaf (1942) 1945-1948 inventory number 192, National Archive, The Hague.
