Dutch shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde making portholes of Dutch frigates Hr. Ms. Van Speijk and Johan Willem Friso watertight and repairing the engines of the first ship in 1895

Van Speijk

According to the registration dated 31 July 1896 received the shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde an order from the Royal Netherlands Navy to make the portholes of the frigates Hr. Ms. Van Speijk (1) and Johan Willem Friso (2) watertight for a sum of ƒ 1.600,00 and to repair the engines of the Van Speijk for ƒ 11.800,00.

Costs were totally ƒ 8.883,91 (labour at Vlissingen ƒ 3.831,29, expenses ƒ 2.572,51, labour at ƒ Nieuwediep ƒ 856,44 and stores ƒ 1.623,57) resulting in a profit of ƒ 4.516,09.

Notes
1. Screw steamship 1st class, also called frigate, call sign GRBK, on stocks at the naval yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands on 9 February 1880, launched on 7 June 1882, commissioned on 1 March 1887, decommissioned on 6 September 1897 and stricken, converted into accommodation ship for the shipyard division at Den Helder, Netherlands in 1904, transferred from Den Helder to the Coenhaven, Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1942 and sold to be broken up at Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht begin March 1946. Displacement 3.575 ton, horsepower 2.891 hp, speed 14,25 miles, her crew numbered 280 men and an armament of 6-17cm guns, 8-12cm guns. Iron-built and wood-planked. The engines and boilers were manufactured by the Koninklijke Fabriek van Stoom- en andere werktuigen te Amsterdam, Netherlands.
2. Screw steamship 1st class, also called frigate, call sign GQLN, laid down as the Kortenaer at the naval yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands on 22 October 1883, launched on 10 June 1886, commissioned on 1 February 1888, decommissioned on 16 September 1896 and sold on 25 May 1899 at Willemsoord for ƒ 82.154, 60½ to F.H. de Goeij cum suis at Den Helder to be broken up. Dimensions 80-91,85 x 12,64 x 7,00 metres, displacement 3.710 ton, horsepower 3.133 hp, speed 14,8 miles, crew numbered 280 men and an armament of 6-17cm guns and 8-12cm guns. Engines and boilers manufactured at the Nederlandse Stoomboot Mij, Rotterdam, Netherlands. Iron-built wood planked.

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