HNLMS Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman was a steamship of the Dienst der Bebakening en kustverlichting.

[4] Hoofdinspecteur Zeeman was built at the Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij (NSM) in Amsterdam and launched on 13 May 1909 from Slipway No.

[2] The steam engines of the ship were made by the Nederlandsche Fabriek van Werktuigen en Spoorwegmaterieel in Amsterdam.

[3] The ship was named after Arie Cornelis Zeeman, the first chief inspector (Dutch: hoofdinspecteur) of the Dienst van Scheepsvaart.

[4] In this role the ship performed various naval assignments near Tandjong Priok and the surrounding area.