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 Republic Indonesia. The result was a struggle for years before the Netherlands forced by international pressure accepted the Indonesian independence on 29 December 1949.
Every 24 hours were 2.000 cubic meters transported from Batavia, Dutch East Indies towards for Tandjong Priok. The water was there stored in 3-400 cubic meters buried tanks and one water tower with a height of 20 metres and 200 cubic metres capacity. This water was next distributed, every 24 hours around 800 tons for the ships lying in the harbour (600 tons with the water lighters and 200 tons via the connections with the pipelines on the quays. For the water transport were 2-100 lighters which were towed and one self-propelled 119 tons boat available. Since some days was even a 600 tons water boat in service although in principle used as water reservoir. She was filled on moments that requests for water by ships were limited. The water lighters were directly filled out of a pipeline connected with the water tower The pipe lines on the quays could daily by the ships used for filling their water bunkers between 08.00-12.00 and 17.00-19.00 o’clock. The remaining time was used for filling the water tanks or water delivery to the shore stations. The Port Working Committee was responsible for the priority of water delivery to the ships.
Source
Archive Dutch Marinestaf (1942) 1945-1948 inventory number 197, National Archive, The Hague.
Every 24 hours were 2.000 cubic meters transported from Batavia, Dutch East Indies towards for Tandjong Priok. The water was there stored in 3-400 cubic meters buried tanks and one water tower with a height of 20 metres and 200 cubic metres capacity. This water was next distributed, every 24 hours around 800 tons for the ships lying in the harbour (600 tons with the water lighters and 200 tons via the connections with the pipelines on the quays. For the water transport were 2-100 lighters which were towed and one self-propelled 119 tons boat available. Since some days was even a 600 tons water boat in service although in principle used as water reservoir. She was filled on moments that requests for water by ships were limited. The water lighters were directly filled out of a pipeline connected with the water tower The pipe lines on the quays could daily by the ships used for filling their water bunkers between 08.00-12.00 and 17.00-19.00 o’clock. The remaining time was used for filling the water tanks or water delivery to the shore stations. The Port Working Committee was responsible for the priority of water delivery to the ships.
Source
Archive Dutch Marinestaf (1942) 1945-1948 inventory number 197, National Archive, The Hague.
