The Government Navy ( or , GM) was a Dutch naval force in the former

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and Dutch New Guinea between 1861 and 1962. It succeeded the Civil Colonial Navy () of 1815 and existed alongside the Indies Military Navy () until 1930, when the latter was disbanded and the Government Navy was militarized between 1939 and 1941. After the

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and the

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that followed, the GM existed until the handover of Dutch New Guinea to the

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at the conclusion of the

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between the Netherlands and

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. Operating in a civil-administrative role alongside the

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, the Government Navy had been primarily concerned with tasks such as policing and transport.

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* * * * * * Government Navy Naval history of the Netherlands 1861 establishments in the Netherlands 1962 disestablishments in the Netherlands Military units and formations established in 1861 Military units and formations disestablished in 1962 {{mil-hist-stub