The above photographs illustrate a very rare Royal Dutch Navy (Netherlands) Koninklijke Marine or Royal Navy large tureen or serving bowl. This is the only dinnerware or tableware piece we have been able to obtain from the Dutch Navy with the KM initials, and we would certainly like to add to our collection.

Note that this is not your typical restaurantware, but is made of fine bone and is absolutely beautiful and detailed with the Royal King's Crown of the Netherlands situated above the fouled anchor and chain with the initials KM below that which stands for Koninklijke Marine. It is a beautiful piece of fine, delicate white china with just a hint of blue in it and produced by George Jones and Sons (Crescent logo) of England.

Above is a photograph of a Netherlands Royal Navy soup bowl along with a British Royal Navy demitasse coffee set.

It appears from the color of the soup bowl, a matching dinner plate which we have, and the gravy boat that they are part of a matching set of dinnerware. We found the gravy boat in the Netherlands and the soup bowl in the U.K.

Above is a photograph of a Netherlands Royal Navy Compartmented Metal Mess Tray most likely used in the Enlisted Mess. Note the KM insignia.

These compartmented metal mess trays have been used by various navies over the past 60 years as an economical means to feed its enlisted crew; including the US Navy, Chinese Navy, and the Dutch Navy.

At this time we would like to take this time and space to thank Mr. Erwin Broekhuis (one of our many visitors), who correctly identified for us the initials KM as seen on the tureen. We initially were told that these initials stood for Kriegs Marine (which in German means "war navy"). We want to thank Mr. Broekhuis for his contribution in making our web site as historically and technically accurate as possible, and towards that end we welcome any and all suggestions and input.

The Dutch not only produced fantastic naval china, but also the famous Klewang Naval Cutlass used in the Dutch East Indies in Army, Police and Naval services during the 19th and 20th centuries. In fact this Dutch Klewang was thought highly enough by the United States Navy that they modeled the last official US Navy cutlass identified as the Model M1917 after the Dutch Model 1898 Klewang!!

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