An item dated Vlissingen, Netherlands 16th May reported that the Dutch steamship Zr.Ms. Gedeh lying in the dry dock was examined what the damage was after hitting the reef at Curacao. There were no main problems except that the copper had to be retightened.(1)
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1. Paddle steamship 1st class, first called steam warship, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 25 October 1846, launched 26 April 1850, commissioned 16 April 1851, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 13-30 January 1857, in worse condition laid up at Surabaya and sold at the navy establishment on Saturday 29 November 1862 to be broken up, dimensions 56.00 (between perpendiculars) x 10.70 x 4.80 metres, displacement of 1.486 tons, an armament of 8 guns and 300 hp horsepower.