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With Reuben
Goossens
“Memories
of the JVO
JVO is seen here on the Java Kade on
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
Recently I
received an email from Mr. Harry Goldhoorn who wrote:
“My dad departed
A note: The “Royal
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 (
Above and below: Boarding time of the Dutch soldiers in
Just as the Johan was ready to depart the military band was
there to play some music
My Father posing on the deck of
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,
Today the region is known as is known as Aceh
A photograph taken of my Father whilst in service in
Going Home
by Ship
“My Father return voyage was on
She passed Jebel and
From the author’s private collection
JVO Index
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
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 (
Page Three William Hamlyn –
1945 Royal Signalman’s voyage
home from wartime duties
Page Four - NEW Laszlo
Pal –
A Voyage to
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