This so-called fish torpedo boat was of the large model. On stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam 1886 (other source claims 7 February 1887), launched 29 September 1887, trial 25 May 1888, commissioned 1888 (other source claims 13 March 1889) and sold in 1912 at the navy yard at Willemsoord/Den Helder, Netherlands to be broken up for ƒ 6.1614,26½. The engines and boilers were made at the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde at Flushing, Netherlands.
The newspaper Vlissingse Courant dated Sunday 27 May 1888 wrote that the day before [Friday] the official trail of the Batok a large success was. With 360 rpm of the screw her maximum speed was 21 miles and during a complete hour she made 12 runs on the measured mile with an average speed of 20,759 miles. The contract speed was 19,5 miles. She was built at the navy yard at Amsterdam while the De Schelde developed the triple compound engine of more as 800 ihp. She was ordered to return within some days to the navy yard at Amsterdam. The newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 1 June 1888 wrote that she left that morning Flushing for Amsterdam to be there completed following by being laid up in conservation at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis. According to the newspaper Het Nieuws van den dag: kleine courant daily edition 5 June 1888 confirmed this latter item. The same paper daily edition 24 July 1888 published the item that she was to be stationed in the month August in side channel F for experiments with French and Danish torpedoes. At that moment this torpedo boat 1st class was according to the newspaper still being repaired at the navy yard at Amsterdam. Her dimensions were 38,43 x 4,10 x 2,07 meter with a displacement of 83 tons. The engines provided 725 ihp allowing a speed of 20,76 miles. Her crew numbered 16 men. She was armed with 2-3.7cm guns,1 torpedo gun and 2 torpedo tubes.
According to Vermeulen her building costs amounted ƒ 141.200,-. The Parliament Papers supplied more detailed information, the expenses for her were in 1886 ƒ 22.784,00, in 1887 ƒ 74.006,00, in 1888 ƒ 8.607,00 and in 1889 ƒ 2.269,00.
She took part of the naval revenue at the Hollands Diep on 15 September 1898.
In 1909 in the reserve, costs of consumption article while in service ƒ 1,60, being repaired ƒ 35,36 and while laid up ƒ 349,89½ while the costs for the hull while being laid up amounted ƒ 2.470,34.
Between 24 August and 2 September 1910 she visited accompanied by other Dutch torpedo boats Blyth. She was 14 October that year decommissioned. Total costs expended for this ship that year were for the hull ƒ 1.177,53½ and for consumption articles ƒ 3.372,15½.
Sources
A.J. Vermeulen. Schepen van de Koninklijke Marine en die der Gouvernementsmarine 1814-1962.
Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant evening edition 22 August 1912.
Het Nieuws van den dag: kleine courant.
Middelburgsche Courant.
Vlissingse Courant.
Digital archive of the papers of the Dutch Parliament.
