An item reported that since the last received account the Dutch steamship Zr.Ms. Het Loo (1) after undergoing some repairs at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies departed Surabaya on 25 September 1862, anchored on the 28th in the roads of Batavia, Dutch East Indies and went from there to the station East coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. Immediately after her arrival there was a buoy laid along the south side of the Frederik Hendrik Rotsen [rocks]. On 8 November1862 she replaced the Zr. Ms. Samarang.(2) On 13th November 1862 assisted her crew and that of the government steamship on the station the British steamship Elgin stranded on Karang Hadji. After she took over the mail of the Zr. Ms. Haarlemmermeer departed the Het Loo on 23 November 1862 from Muntok and arrived on the 26th in the roads of Batavia. On 30th departed she from there with mail towards Muntok.
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1. Screw steamship 3rd class, call sign GQMR, wood-built, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 13 May 1858, launched 17 March 1859, commissioned 26 July 1859, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis 26 May-19 June 1865 &12 April-14 August 1867, 21 July-8 August 1871 and 1-3 September 1869, together with the Zr.Ms. Citalde van Antwerpen present when the Dutch colours at the Dutch Gold Coast was stricken, converted at the navy yard at Willemsoord, Netherlands into artillery training ship and commissioned at Willemsoord 16 September 1876, decommissioned and condemned for services outside the Nieuwediep, Netherlands 8 May 1889, accommodation for artillery training ship 25 September, condemned and replaced by the Zr.Ms. Atjeh 1906, decommissioned 8 November and stricken, displacement 759 tons, dimensions 43 x 9,2 x 4,3 metres, coal bunker capacity 100-200 ton, horsepower 115 nhp/250ehp, speed 7-12 (maximum) miles, range (in 187) 7 days full speed, a crew numbering 86 (1877)-100 men and an armament consisting of 2 rifled 16cm guns, 1-15cm gun and 4-12cm guns.
2. Screw steamship 4th class, on stocks at the yard of Nederlandse Stoomboot Mij. Fijenoord at Rotterdam, Netherlands on 15 September 1845, launched in September 1846, stricken in 1863, displacement 400 tons, dimensions 38,00 x 7,21 x 2,85 metres, horsepower 70nhp, an armament of 7 guns and a crew numbering 49 men.
