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Tuesday, 13 October 2015

Dutch paddle steamship 3rd class Celebes stationed in the west department of Borneo, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 30 November 1864

An item dated referred to tidings dated 15 October dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch steamship 3rd class Celebes lieutenant 1st class B.D. van Trojen was stationed in the west department of Borneo, Dutch East Indies. She made one voyage on the Melawie river as far as the Kampong Banning and was now lying off Sintang, Dutch East Indies.(1)

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1. Paddle steamship 3rd class, callsign GQFH, iron-built, on stocks at the shipyard of Ned. Stoomboot Mij, Fijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands for account of the Department of Colonies with yard number 28 1851, launched 1851, commissioned 1 February 1852, decommissioned 24 December 1870, stricken 1872, 2 funnels placed side by side, dimensions 51,36 x 9,45 x 1,90 metres, 425 tons displacement, 8 guns, 80hp horsepower and a crew consisting of navy personnel.