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.
There were 3 picket boats (1) and the hulls of 3 LCMs (2) which became property of the Royal Netherlands Navy and waiting for transport towards Surabaya, Dutch East Indies. Further none details supplied.
There were two hulls of picket boats present numbered A-27 and A-28 although lacking machinery. They had to undergo large repairs before they could be used again. On the beach were around 30 hulls of LCMs lying already by the American forces before the transfer marked as class three. The boats had none value anymore with hulls on several places rotten.
Notes
1. Picket boats are small military crafts used for harbour patrol and close inshore purposes.
2. LCM=Landing Craft, Mechanized.
There were 3 picket boats (1) and the hulls of 3 LCMs (2) which became property of the Royal Netherlands Navy and waiting for transport towards Surabaya, Dutch East Indies. Further none details supplied.
There were two hulls of picket boats present numbered A-27 and A-28 although lacking machinery. They had to undergo large repairs before they could be used again. On the beach were around 30 hulls of LCMs lying already by the American forces before the transfer marked as class three. The boats had none value anymore with hulls on several places rotten.
Notes
1. Picket boats are small military crafts used for harbour patrol and close inshore purposes.
2. LCM=Landing Craft, Mechanized.
