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Sunday 30 August 2015

Dutch schooner brig Zr. Ms. Makassar cruising along the coast of Siboga, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche Staatscourant 14 April 1859

An item reported that the Dutch schooner brig Makasser departed on 6 January 1859 from the roads of Padang, Dutch East Indies to cruise along the west coast of Singkil, to visit Dutch posts and to show the flag. She arrived on 14th at Siboga, Dutch East Indies.(1)

Note
1. Brigantine/schooner brig, call sign GQNK, on stocks at Willemsoord, Netherlands on 18 April 1851, launched in 1853, last mentioned in 1867, dimensions 28,50 x 8,70 metres, a 252 tons displacement and an armament of 6 guns.