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.
The harbour of Hollandia was declared mine-free nor were there lying wrecks. The depth was at least 30 fathoms. The harbourmaster served if necessary as pilot All buoys were maintained by personnel of the Dienst van Scheepvaart. Ships could just enter or leave the harbour at daytime, in the night was she closed for shipping traffic.
There were none floating of dugs docks or slipways available, just a workshop for small repairs. The staff was European, the labourers Indonesians or Japanese prisoners of war.
At that moment were 4 quays available, namely the Navy Dock 1 with a length of 159 metres and a minimum depth of 7,2metres, Navy Dock 2 with a length of 126 metres and a minimum depth of 9,1 metres, Army Dock 2 with a length of 124 metres and a minimum depth of 10,1 metres and an oil quay at Tenah Merah with a length of 125 metres and a minimum depth of 11 metres. All quays could at the moment be used although in the future the Army Dock and the oil quay would be broken up.
A ship fitted out with 5 hatches could be unloaded in a daily tempo of 25o tons. There were 20 cranes on the shore available with a lifting capacity of 1-10 ton. The cranes were to be transported elsewhere although there was enough lifting capacity left behind for handling one ship. There was also one floating crane with a lifting capacity of 40 tons. One storehouse, a so-called goedang, for stores to be shipped was just completed. The building was totally closed making steeling almost impossible. Furthermore was there also a covered storage with a capacity of around 80.000 tons.
The efforts to restore Basis Hollandia went on slowly and not as fast as desired. Lacking skilled personnel made repairs on short notice impossible and the store stocks was probably not to be shipped before the end of 1948.
Source
Archive Dutch Marinestaf (1942) 1945-1948 inventory number 192, National Archive, The Hague.
The harbour of Hollandia was declared mine-free nor were there lying wrecks. The depth was at least 30 fathoms. The harbourmaster served if necessary as pilot All buoys were maintained by personnel of the Dienst van Scheepvaart. Ships could just enter or leave the harbour at daytime, in the night was she closed for shipping traffic.
There were none floating of dugs docks or slipways available, just a workshop for small repairs. The staff was European, the labourers Indonesians or Japanese prisoners of war.
At that moment were 4 quays available, namely the Navy Dock 1 with a length of 159 metres and a minimum depth of 7,2metres, Navy Dock 2 with a length of 126 metres and a minimum depth of 9,1 metres, Army Dock 2 with a length of 124 metres and a minimum depth of 10,1 metres and an oil quay at Tenah Merah with a length of 125 metres and a minimum depth of 11 metres. All quays could at the moment be used although in the future the Army Dock and the oil quay would be broken up.
A ship fitted out with 5 hatches could be unloaded in a daily tempo of 25o tons. There were 20 cranes on the shore available with a lifting capacity of 1-10 ton. The cranes were to be transported elsewhere although there was enough lifting capacity left behind for handling one ship. There was also one floating crane with a lifting capacity of 40 tons. One storehouse, a so-called goedang, for stores to be shipped was just completed. The building was totally closed making steeling almost impossible. Furthermore was there also a covered storage with a capacity of around 80.000 tons.
The efforts to restore Basis Hollandia went on slowly and not as fast as desired. Lacking skilled personnel made repairs on short notice impossible and the store stocks was probably not to be shipped before the end of 1948.
Source
Archive Dutch Marinestaf (1942) 1945-1948 inventory number 192, National Archive, The Hague.
