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Gezonken op 15 december 1941
Gevonden oktober 1995.
Vondst van de O-16
| A. J. Bussemaker | Lieutenant Commander (Commanding Officer) |
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| E. Beumer | Chief Petty Officer Electrical Mechanic |
| D.B. van Binnendijk | Leading Telegraphist |
| Boesnar | Leading Cook |
| A.F. Bos | Engine room artificer 2nd class |
| R. Cobussen | Engine room artificer 2nd class |
| T.A. van Driel | Petty Officer Electrical Mechanic |
| H.J.J.. van Eijnsbergen | Lieutenant (reservist) |
| J.F. Haayen | Lieutenant |
| J.B. Hilker | Torpedo Artificer 1st class |
| J. Huig | Torpedo Artificer 1st class |
| D. Janssen | Electrical artificer 2nd class |
| C.A. Jeekel | Lieutenant |
| J. J. van der Klift | Torpedo artificer 2nd class |
| J. Langerveld | Lieutenant (E) |
| G. Meng | Petty Officer Telegraphist |
| R. Neimeier | Chief Petty Officer Coxswain |
| C. Sellier | Leading Telegraphist (reservist) |
| L. van Seventer | Engine room artificer 2nd class |
| J. Suala | Leading seaman |
| H.H.R. Bastiaans | Telegraphist (reservist) |
| G. van Grootheest | Gunnery artificer apprentice |
| Hendrik | Stoker |
| P.C.M. Hennipman | Stoker (reservist) |
| J.A. Hijlkema | Signalman |
| J.A.M. Huijbers | Stoker |
| A. van Ingen | Seaman (reservist) |
| F. Kruijdenhof | Ordinary seaman |
| P. Manuhuwa | Able seaman |
| E. Picauly | Able seaman |
| H. Pieterse | Ordinary seaman |
| S.G. de Rijke | Torpedo Artificer 1st class |
| H. Rijstenbil | Petty Officer Stoker |
| H.H.C van Rooij | Stoker |
| R.K. van der Sluis | Chief Petty Officer Stoker |
| Soejono | Boy 1st or 2nd class |
| F.X. van Tol | Able seaman |
| H.J. Verhagen | Ordinary seaman |
| Wasidi | Steward |
| J. W. Wolters | Sub Lieutenant (E) |
| J.H. Wolvekamp | Telegraphist (reservist) |
Concerns about wargrave Hr.Ms. O-16
A Dutch submarine that sank off the coast of Malaysia during the Second World War may have been looted by recovery personnel. The boat, the O-16, is a war grave and the final resting place of dozens of people on board. At the site of the wreck a crane vessel was seen with a large amount of rusty old iron on deck.
The Ministry of Defense cannot confirm whether the boat or parts of it have actually been salvaged. A spokeswoman speaks of a ‘very disturbing report’, especially for the relatives of the people who died.
The Ministry of Defense confirms that the position of the wreck of the Dutch submarine corresponds to the location where the possible salvage vessel was seen. The ministry has been informed about this by third parties.
The Hr. Ms. O-16 ran on a mine on December 15, 1941, causing the submarine to sink. In the days before, the Dutch boat had torpedoed several Japanese ships. The war with Japan was then only a few days old.
Only one man of the crew of the submarine survived: boatswain Cor de Wolf. The 41 other sailors were killed, including commander Anton Bussemaker. The O-16 was recovered in 1995.
In Australia there was a fuss last week when it turned out that commercial salvors had seriously damaged the war ship HMAS Perth. The salvors were probably trying to obtain the metal of the ship. The Australian ship was sunk in 1942 in the war with Japan. It is the final resting place of more than 350 people on board and is located in Indonesian waters.