Gerard Koudijs, RNN
| Born | 22 Apr 1906 | Wageningen, Netherlands |
| Ranks
Retired: 1 Sep 1958 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Gerard Koudijs, RNN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HNMS O 23 (P 23) | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) | Submarine | 13 May 1940 | 1 Jun 1940 |
| HNMS Flores (F 66) | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) | Sloop | 2 May 1944 | 7 Nov 1944 |
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Events related to this officer
Submarine HNMS O 23 (P 23)
13 May 1940
Around 2100 hours, HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. G. Koudijs, RNN) and her sister ship HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. G.B.M. van Erkel, RNN) departed the Lekhaven in Rotterdam bound for the U.K. Both submarines were were bottomed in the North Sea during daylight hours and both arrived safely at the Downs on the 15th.
Being bottomed gave some problems on board O 24 though. She had never submerged before and there were some leaks present. Also the boat had not been cleaned yet was still filled with trash from construction which clogged her pumps. (1)
15 May 1940
HrMs Willem van der Zaan (Lt. Cdr. H.D. Lindner RNN), HrMs O 9 (Lt. J. Metz, RNN), HrMs O 10 (Lt. G. Quint, RNN(R)), HrMs O 23 (Lt.Cdr. G. Koudijs, RNN) and HrMs O 24 (Lt.Cdr. G.B.M. van Erkel, RNN) all departed the Downs for Porstmouth where they arrived the next day. (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6420 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)
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