An item reported that since the last received account the Dutch steamhips Zr. Ms. Reineir Claeszen (1) and Haarlemmermeer (2) were stationed in the waters around Riouw and Linga, Dutch East Indies. The Reinier Claeszen visited with the resident of Riouw between 19 July and 26 September 1862 several islands including Siak. Visited were successively Kampong Baleh, Moenoes and Passar-Panjang (Groot-Karimon), the roads of Singapore ending at Bangkalis. After a stay of several days at Bangkalis she departed towards Panu Sudang and from there to Langkat, Dutch East Indies arrived there on 23 August 1862. On the 31st she arrived at Pinang for coal bunkering where she was joined on 3 September 1862 by the Haarlemmermeer with the order that the Reinier Claeszen had to return towards Batavia, Dutch East Indies. The resident of Riouw went on board of the Haarlemmermeer while the Reinier Claeszen via Riouw went to Batavia arriving there on the 17th.
The Haarlemmermeer left on 8 September 1862 Pinang, Dutch East Indies went to Assahan at the east coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, anchored in the roads of Malacca [Malaysia] for inquiries dealing with the trade towards Sumatra and returned via Bengkalis, Dutch East Indies towards Riouw arrived there on 26th September 1862. On 19 November 1862 departed she towards Singapore to pick up the mail brought by the mail packet of the French Messageries Impériales, went to Muntok, Dutch East Indies handing over the mail to the Dutch steamship Zr. Ms. Het Loo. The Het Loo (3) went to Batavia, with the Haarlemmermeer returning to Riouw.
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1. Screw steamship 3rd class, call sign GQSN, on stocks at the shipyard of K. Smit jr. Kinderdijk, Netherlands on 4 May 1858, launched on 13 January 1859, dry docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 21-22-July 1859,commissioned on 2 or 16 August 1859, condemned in 1869, sold with boilers on a public auction at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies on 29 January 1870, stricken in 1870, dimensions 45,50 x 9,20 x 4,30 metres, a displacement of 759, tons, an armament of 6 guns, a crew numbering 119 men and a horsepower of 119nhp/250 ehp.
2.Screw steamship 4th class, call sign GQKD, on stocks at navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands 9 July 1859, launched Friday afternoon 23 March 1860, commissioned 16 August 1860, condemned and ordered 8 June 1870 no. 15 to sell hull with rigging and useless inventory, engines stored at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies, building costs ƒ 255.916,53½, dimensions 38,00-40,70 x 8,16 x 3,20 metres, 586 tons displacement, tonnage 285 tons, coal bunker capacity 50 ton or 5 days full speed, 6 guns (2 medium 30 pd guns, 4-30pd carronades), 25-75 men, 80/200 nph horsepower and maximum speed under steam 6-7 knots.
3. 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. Citadel 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.
