Semper Mare Navigandem

voorwoord, inleiding & uitnodiging

Anyone who has ancestors who worked on one of these ships of the SMN is invited to link their relatives to this project. Later it might become interesting to make different related projects for a distinct ship to gather persons who have histories, narratives,
photographs and memories for trips made with that particular steam- of motor-ship. My first aim is to find captains and officers, for I couldn't find lists of 'bemanningsleden' on the internet. So, help is welcome! Yours sincerely, jMVu.

Inleiding

Founded in 1870 to operate a direct passenger service between Holland and the Dutch East Indies via the Suez Canal. During the Great War, Holland being a neutral country took the oppurtunity to establish a subsidiary company, Java - New York Line, initially via the Cape of Good Hope, and after 1917 via the Panama Canal. In 1915 the Java Pacific Line was set up to operate between Java and the Pacific Coast of America via Hong Kong and Manila. Later services expanded to include Gulf of Mexico ports. World War II caused disruption and heavy losses to the fleet, but in 1941 the company diversified into the tramping trade and in 1948 set up new routes between South Africa and South America and between Holland, the Persian Gulf and India. Due to the closure of the Indonesian market by the Indonesian Government in 1957, the two remaining passenger ships were transferred to a round-the-world cruise service. All trade to Indonesia under the Dutch flag was discontinued in 1960, the Java - New York Line ceased services and a new route was started with Bombay as the final destination. A new service under the name Nedlloyd Middle East Express was started between the Great Lakes and the Persian Gulf, India and Pakistan. The European service sailed to China and Japan and added New Guinea, Tahiti, New Caledonia and New Zealand to it's routes. Netherlands Line and Rotterdam Lloyd formed Nedlloyd Lines in 1963 and each firm contributed 25 ships to the new company, which then took over all services from the founding companies. The same year, Indonesia lifted trade restrictions on Dutch carriers. Services between the east coast of the USA and India and those from Africa were terminated in 1967. In 1969 Netherland Line, Royal Rotterdam Lloyd, Royal Interocean Lines and Vereenigde Nederlandsche Scheepvaart Mij., combined to form Nederlandsche Scheepvaart Unie and Netherland Line disappeared as a seperate entity. BRON: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/lines/nederland.htm

elders op internet

• http://home.planet.nl/~persson/
• http://www.nationaalarchief.nl/webviews/page.webview?eadid=NL-HaNA_...
• http://www.stoomvaartmaatschappijnederland.nl/
• ...aanvulling welkom!
  

ACTORES

Raad van Bestuur & Directie

• 1870-18xx : Julius BUNGE ‧ 1809-1870 ‧
• 1870-1872 : Gerrit Jan BOELEN ‧ ‧
• 1870-18xx : Jan BOISSEVAIN ‧ 1836-1904 ‧
• 1870-1872 : Karel Jurriaan VIEHOFF ‧ ‧
• 1872-1873 : M.L.J. van ASPEREN ‧ ‧
• 1873-18xx : Petrus Emilius TEGELBERG ‧ ‧
• 1873-18xx : Christiaan Willem Justus RAMANN ‧ 1832-1905 ‧
• WWII : ...zoeken we op!
• OP ten NOORT
• ...aanvulling welkom!

WAL-personeel

VAREND-personeel

AGENTEN - elders ter wereld

——2023-VII-14——jMVu-cum suis——