Gouvernements Marine, a Government Navy, appears in Jongejan’s Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu in connection with Aceh. Operated the Gouvernementsvaartuig ‘Wega’ stationed at Oelèë Lheuë for monthly runs to Westkust posts.
Type
Government Navy
Description
Operated the Gouvernementsvaartuig ‘Wega’ stationed at Oelèë Lheuë for monthly runs to Westkust posts. Vessels nicknamed by locals ‘setengah Kompenie’ (half-military). Played a major role in the Bakongan-actie 1925-1927, ferrying goods and casualties between Oelèë Lheuë and the action area.
Significance
Gouvernements Marine is recorded by Jongejan as part of the institutional landscape of Aceh.
See Also
Source
Land en Volk van Atjeh Vroeger en Nu, by J. Jongejans, Oud-Resident van het Gewest Atjeh en Onderhoorigheden, with a foreword by Dr. H. Colijn (Baarn: Hollandia Drukkerij N.V., c. 1938), pp. 281, 285.