#2279
Jacob Frans Drijfhout van Hooff
January 4th 1912, Amsterdam		†  September 8th 1993, Wassenaar
Ranks			Decorations
Adelborst	year 1929		NL. 3	Date ?
Ltz. III	1932, 18 Aug		ON. 4
Ltz. II	1934, 18 Aug		BK. 3
Ltz. I	1942, 16 Aug		OHK. 4
Kapt.ltz.	1952, 1 Aug		OV. 2
Kaptz.	1957, 1 Aug		XXXV
Sbn.	1964, 1 Nov		MIDGB
Honourable discharge	1971, 1 Jan		DSO
Retirement	1971, 1 Mar		L II. 1
Submarine Commands Hr.Ms. "O 9"   1942, 3* February - 1943, 17 July Hr.Ms. "K XIV"   1943, 20 July - 1944, 16 December Hr.Ms. "O 19"   1944, 16 December - 1945, 8 July Hr.Ms. "Dolfijn (2)"   1949, 25 October - 1949, 31 October  * 5 February or May is often reported but is probably incorrect.
Chronology 1933 - 1936   Stationed in the Dutch East Indies 1940, 12 May - 1941, 30 July   Senior Officer Hr.Ms. "O 9" 1942, 3* February - 1943, 17 July   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 9" 1943, 20 July - 1944, 16 December   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "K XIV" 1944, 16 December - 1945, 8 July   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "O 19" 1949, 25 October - 1949, 31 October   Cdt. Hr.Ms. "Dolfijn (2)" 1952, 1 September - ?   Chief Weapons-workshop at Den Helder 1955 - 1958   Stationed in the USA 1958, 11 April - 1960, 1 July   Cdt. Submarine Service <1969, May - 1971   Director General of the Loodswezen (Pilotage Service)  * 5 February or May is often reported but is probably incorrect.
World War II submarine operations Attacks ≈  7     Sunk   3 ships ≈ 1.640 tons Damaged   1 ship ≈ 4.410 tons Mine laying   2   80 mines Recon missions   1     Special ops   -
Civilian career 1971 - 1973   In Indonesia for foreign/development aid.
Related books and pages Author of "Aids to Marine Navigation", 1982. Loods gevraagd - Alle Hens 1969 (May) - interview with Sbn. J.F. Drijhout van Hooff (Director General of the Loodswezen) about the Pilot Maas "Torpedo's, 1942-1951", interview (November 17th 1978)
Notes Nickname: ? Brother-in-law of esquire J.H.W.S. Laman Trip (#2235) and esquire F.T. Laman Trip (#2740). Cousin of J.W.A. Mulder (#1234), P.T de Meester (#1382) and esquire A. van Foreest (#1926). Second cousin of (M. 368).

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