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Wednesday 28 October 2015

Dutch shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde at Vlissingen, Netherlands manufactured mortar carriages or Dutch Department of War in 1887

In the order administration dated 24 December 1887 was the order for account of the Dutch Department of War described as the delivery of 38-15cm of ƒ 546 each, totally ƒ 20.748 and 38-10cm mortar carriages of each ƒ 290, totally ƒ 11.020. Totally contracted price ƒ 31.768. Building costs totally ƒ 29.875,34 (material and miscellany ƒ 10.169,62, labour ƒ 12.316,12, 60% expenses ƒ 7.389,60) resulting in a profit of ƒ 1.892,66.

Source
Archive Kon. Mij. De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherlands 1875-1970 (Municipality Archive Vlissingen T.214.1216).