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Monday 14 October 2019

Dutch screw steamship 4th class Coehoorn stationed in the waters of Menado, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant dated 5 February 1867

An item referred to tidings dated 15th December 1866 dealing with the movements of the ships belonging to the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch screw steamship 4th class Coehoorn lieutenant 1st class R.P. Struick stationed in the waters of Menado, Dutch East Indies made a voyage towards the Bay of Tomini, Dutch East Indies. (1)

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1. Call sign GQFP, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1 August 1860, launched 19 or 20 March 1862, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 20-27 July and 12-15 October 1863, 1-2 August 1864 and 9-12 September 1872, departed from shipyard towards sea in 1864, handed over the Indies Military Navy 1 January 1868, stricken 1874, building costs ƒ 255.304,09½, dimensions 38,00 (between perpendiculars)-40,70 (over all) x 8,18 x 3,20 metres, 586 tons displacement, 6 guns (2medium 30pd guns, 4-30pd carronades) and a crew numbering 75 men, 80 npk/200epk horsepower, speed 6-7 knots.