Posthumus, Dirk.

More information coming as soon as my research reaches the 1970’s.

Name:  Dirk Posthumus

Born:  08 April 1929 at Amsterdam

Attended the Kweekschool voor de Zeevaart in Amsterdam,

Was married to Mrs. Annie van t’Veer.

They had one daughter Mieke, and one son Frits

Captain Posthumus passed away on 17 January 2017

 

Date:                     Function:                             Ship:                                      Wages and/or remarks

1951                       Cadet                                    Almdijk

1952                       4^th officer

1954                       3^rd officer

1956                       2^nd officer

29 May. 1956      2^nd officer                            Nieuw Amsterdam          Until  28 July

06 Feb. 1959       2^nd officer on                      Statendam voyages 11,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1,

04 Apr. 1959         2^nd. Officer                          Dinteldyk (voy 8)              until 02 jul.

11 Jul. 1959         2^nd officer                            Rotterdam                          and following Trial trips.

12 Dec. 1961       2^nd. Officer                          Kloosterdijk                        until 23 Dec.

16 mar. 1962       Chief Officer                      Kerkedyk

01 Jan. 1963        Chief Officer                      Gaasterdijk

23 Apr. 1963       Chief Officer                      Sloterdijk

09 Feb. 1964       Chief Officer                      Sloterdijk (voy 120)

22 Oct. 1976        Chief officer                      Rotterdam

1976                       Acting Captain (filling in for Captain van Herk who had fallen ill)

1978                       Full Captain

06 Sep. 1980       30 years with company

 

Note: I am still compiling the voyages of the ships where he was captain, so more updates will follow.