Antonie Jacobus Bussemaker, RNN
| Born | 1 Feb 1900 | Midwoud, Netherlands | |
| Died | 15 Dec 1941 | (41) | HrMs O 16 |
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Warship Commands listed for Antonie Jacobus Bussemaker, RNN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HNMS O 20 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) | Submarine | 28 Aug 1939 | 9 Nov 1940 |
| HNMS O 16 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) | Submarine | 9 Nov 1940 | 3 Apr 41 ? |
| HNMS K XVII | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) | Submarine | 3 Apr 1941 | 20 Sep 1941 |
| HNMS O 16 | luitenant ter zee 1e klasse (Lt.Cdr.) | Submarine | 20 Sep 1941 | 15 Dec 1941 (+) |
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Submarine HNMS O 20 ()
2 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs O 20 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker, RNN) and HrMs O 15 (Lt. H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede, RNN) departed Den Helder, Netherlands for the Dutch West Indies. They were escorted by the gunboat HrMs Van Kinsbergen (Cdr. J.L.K. Hoeke, RNN).
14 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs O 20 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker, RNN) and HrMs O 15 (Lt. H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede, RNN) and their escort HrMs Van Kinsbergen (Cdr. J.L.K. Hoeke, RNN) arrived at Ponta Delgada, Azores.
18 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs O 20 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker, RNN) and HrMs O 15 (Lt. H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede, RNN) and their escort HrMs Van Kinsbergen (Cdr. J.L.K. Hoeke, RNN) departed Ponta Delgada, Azores to continue their passage to the Dutch West Indies (Curacao).
31 Oct 1939
HrMs O 20 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker, RNN) and HrMs O 15 (Lt. H.M.L.F.E. van Oostrom Soede, RNN) and their escort HrMs Van Kinsbergen (Cdr. J.L.K. Hoeke, RNN) arrived at Willemstad, Curacao, Dutch West Indies.
2 Nov 1939
HrMs O 20 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker, RNN) departed Curacao for the Dutch East Indies, via Honolulu, Hawai.
2 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs O 20 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker, RNN) departed Honolulu, Hawai for the Dutch East Indies.
19 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs O 20 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker, RNN) arrived at Ambon, Netherlands East Indies.
23 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HrMs O 20 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker, RNN) arrived at Surabaya, Java, Netherlands East Indies.
Submarine HNMS O 16 ()
28 Nov 1941
HrMs O 16 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker, RNN) departed Surabaya together with HrMs K XVII (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Besançon, RNN) (this is the 1st Dutch submarine division) with the orders to proceed to North-West Borneo.
6 Dec 1941
The Dutch 1st submarine division (made up of HrMs O 16 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker, RNN) and HrMs K XVII (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Besançon, RNN)) departed Singapore to patrol off the Gulf of Siam near position 07.30N, 103.00E.
10 Dec 1941
While still en-route to their patrol area HrMs O 16 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker, RNN), HrMs K XVII (Lt.Cdr. H.C. Besançon, RNN), HrMs K XIII (Lt.Cdr. M.A.J. Derksema, RNN), HrMs K XI (Lt.Cdr. A.H. Deketh, RNN) and HrMs K XII (Lt.Cdr. H.C.J. Coumou, RNN(R)) are ordered to proceed towards the East coast of Malaya after they had reached their patrol position.
As O 16 did not return from patrol and there is no official patrol report it is not known when she reached her patrol position.
According to the sole survivor of O 16 she attacked a Japanese transport ship with three torpedoes (maybe in more than one attack) during the night of 10 / 11 December 1941.
12 Dec 1941
In the evening of 12 December 1941, now off Patani, Siam, HrMs O 16 (Lt.Cdr. A.J. Bussemaker, RNN) torpedoed and sank three Japanese transport ships, Tosan Maru (8666 GRT, built 1938), Kinka Maru (9305 GRT, built 1938) and Asosan Maru (8812 GRT, built 1934). These ships were sunk in shallow water and were later raised and repaired. After these attacks O 16 set course towards Singapore.
(It is possible a 4th ship was either sunk or damaged).
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