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“Memories of the JVO”

MS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

Pieter Willem Goldhoorn sails for the East Indies

JVO is seen here on the Java Kade on May 8, 1947 ready for departure

From the author’s private collection

Having been refitted and returned to service on the Dutch East Indies service, she soon recommenced to carry soldiers as problems had arisen in the East Indies. This page is about one of these soldiers.

Recently I received an email from Mr. Harry Goldhoorn who wrote:

“My dad departed Amsterdam on May 8, 1947, for the Dutch East Indies on the much loved liner the Johan van Oldenbarnevelt for KNIL operations. Your website gave some interesting information regarding the departure of the ship from the Java wharf in Amsterdam. That was a piece of information I could not find in my Father’s photo album but discovered via your website. My Father’s name was Pieter Willem Goldhoorn sadly he passed away on April 11, 2008. Recently I have been busy digitizing and publishing his old photo’s which he made during his voyage. You are welcome to use these on the Johan van Oldenbarnevelt page”

A note: The “Royal Netherlands East Indies Army” or the “KNIL” – “Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger” was a section of the Army of the Netherlands that operated its former colony of the Netherlands East Indies (also known as the Dutch East Indies, which was later known as Indonesia.

I am most grateful to Mr Goldhoorn for writing and providing the photographs, and I trust that this page will do both his Father and him justice!

Mr. Goldhoorn’s Photo Album

With captions by his son, Harry Goldhoorn

Please Note: All Photographs on this page, except for those marked otherwise, were taken by Mr. Goldhoorn Snr, and are under Copyright © protection by Mr. Harry Goldhoorn and may not be copied by any media without prior permission requested from the owner. See Email ssMaritime details at the bottom of this page.

A photo of the ship with a note by my Father ….

“As a memory to my departure to East India (Indonesia) – “

Above and below: Boarding time of the Dutch soldiers in Amsterdam

Just as the Johan was ready to depart the military band was there to play some music

My Father posing on the deck of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt at sea on his way to Java

Friends on deck: Names Top left & Clockwise: Dopma, Goldhoorn, Beunk, Reitsema, Spaans, Beusink & ?

Above & below: MS Johan van Oldenbarnevelt seen at Sabang on June 2, 1947, Java Island, Indonesia

Today the region is known as is known as Aceh

A photograph taken of my Father whilst in service in Indonesia

Going Home by Ship

“My Father return voyage was on April 1, 1950 when he departed Priok on the American ship, the U.S.S. General C.H. Muir (AP-142).
She passed Jebel and Falcon Islands on 17 April, and made a short call at the port of Suez at the entrance of the Canal. She then sailed through the Suez Canal on the 18th. The last port of call was Motril Spain (close to the mountains of Sierra Nevada) on 20 April and she arrived in the Netherlands on the 24th.bringing my Father home from his duties abroad.”

USS General C.H. Muir seen in 1950

From the author’s private collection

JVO Index

Chapters with an * were recently updated

Introduction Remembering the JVO

Chapter 1 The New Pride of the Netherlands

Chapter 2 JVO the Trooper

Chapter 3 A New Service

Chapter 4 New Lease of Life *

Chapter 5 JVO the Cruise Ship *

Chapter 6 Goodbye JVO *

Chapter 7 Cruise Ship TSMS Lakonia

Chapter 8 Lakonia's Final Voyage *This Chapter has 17 new photographs and stories – Dec 2009

Chapter 9 The End is Near

Chapter 10 Conclusion *

Passenger stories

Page One Boelen Family – The night the JVO almost went down

Page Two - NEW Pieter Goldhoorn –1947 – a soldier’s voyage to the East Indies (Indonesia)

Page Three William Hamlyn – 1945 Royal Signalman’s voyage home from wartime duties

Page Four - NEW Laszlo Pal – A Voyage to Canada

Page Five – NEW Harold Heasman – His service on the JVO from March 1942 to August 1943

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