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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 screw steamship 4th class Zr. Ms. ontrado lieutenant 1st class H.D. Slegt was stationed in the waters around Celebes, Dutch East Indies. She visited Tontolie and made a voyage ‘to show the Dutch flag’ towards the Bay of Palos, the Kampong Passang kajo, the trend of Kajelie and Mamoedjo, all Dutch East Indies.(1)
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1. Screw steam schooner Montrado, ex-Vuurpijl renamed 1874, screw steam schooner, laid down by engineer A.E. Tromp at the navy yard of Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1853, renamed Montrado in 1854, launched in 1854, commissioned on 1 December 1854, condemned and sold at the naval establishment at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies for ƒ 11.000 to Mr. Nicolaï and her inventory for more as ƒ 1.500 on Saturday 13 April 1867, dimensions 40,0 (between perpendiculars)-42,15 x 8,00-8,16 x 2,7 (aft)-3,30 (aft) x 4,32 (hold) metres, a displacement of 407tons, an armament of 8 (4-12pd, 4-30pd carronades)-10 guns and 70hp horsepower.
