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Saturday 16 August 2014

Screw steamship 4th class Bonaire departed Curacao towards Bonaire according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 14 January 1882


Den Helder, Netherlands 13 August 2004

An item reported the departure from Willemstad, Curacao on Friday 6th pf the Dutch steamship Zr.Ms. Bonaire captain lieutenant H.P. König towards Bonaire.(1)

Den Helder, Netherlands 7 July 2012

Note
1. Screw steamship 4th class, laid down at the shipyard of the Nederlandse Stoomboot Maatschappij Fijenoord, Netherlands with yard number 98 on 27 September 1876, launched in the afternoon 0f 12 May 1877, trial on the Haringvliet on Wednesday 26th September, commissioned on 1 May 1880, converted into accommodation ship for the torpedo service at the navy yard at Hellevoetsuis, Netherlands 1902, fitted out at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis to be used for the engiineers school at Dordrecht, Netherlands, brought back to Hellevoetsluis August 1923, stricken, handed over to the boarding school of the marine academy at Delfzijl, Netherlands and renamed Abel Tasman, out of service in 1988, brought to Den Helder, Netherlands 1996 and since then being restored to retain her original appearance, dimensions 45,00-53,60 x 9,00 x 3,60 metres and a displacement of  850 ton, iron-built and wood-planked and zinc plated, horsepower 90 nhp/410 ehp allowing a speed of 9,2 miles, her crew numbered 84 men and her main armament consisted of 1-15cm gun and 3-12cm guns to which 2-3,7cm revolver guns and 1-12cm mortar were added.