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Friday 15 August 2014

Screw steamship 4th class Zr.Ms. Vesuvius arrived at Curacao coming from Venezuela according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 11 October 1862

Model Rijksmuseum, AMsterdam, Netherlands

An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao on Tuesday 7th of the Dutch steamship Zr.Ms. Vesuvius lieutenant 1st class A. Schotborgh coming from Cartagena [Colombia?}.(1)

Note
1. Screw steamship 4th class, laid down at the navy yard of Vlissingen, Netherlands by L.K. Turk on Friday 9th October 1857, launched on Monday 11.00 o’clock 6 July 1858, condemned and sold at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies probably to the Arab Sech Hassim bin Said Habis for ƒ 11.886,00 on 8th June 1872, a displacement of 586 tons, dimensions 43,00 (between perpendiculars) x 9 (inner hull on loadline) x 3,5 (fore)-4,0 (aft) x 4,80 (depth below main deck) metres , horsepower 80 bhp-119 hp, an armament of 8 guns (4 long 12 pd, 4 short 30pd) and a crew numbering 75 men.