Dutch steamship Parra launched at Amsterdam, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Haarlem’s Dagblad dated Friday 16 June 1899

At the yard of the Nederlandsche Scheepsbouw Maatschappij at Amsterdam was Wednesday afternoon with success the steel-build twin screw steamship Parra launched for account for the Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij. Her keel was laid down on 6 January 1899. The compound steam engines were manufactured by the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde. The coal bunkers at both sides stretching from the boiler room to the engine room were fitted out to contain astatki (petrol residue) to fire the boilers while serving in the Dutch East Indies. During the voyage towards this destination were the boilers coal-fired. According to documents worked this system well on board off the steamers Brouwer, Van Imhoff and Mossel. Supervisors during the building were J.T.J. de Bruyn Kops of the KPM, bureau Veritas and the Nederlandsche Vereeniging van Assuradeuren. As soon as she was launched were the boilers and engines placed. Her trials were planned in the end of July. The now available slip and another one were to be used for the building of three dredgers for account of the yard Conrad destined for South America.