Model Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands. Original url
Collection Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands. Made by Maarten Bos, 1863. Medura under fire by Japanese guns on 11 July 1863 in the Straits of Shimonoseki [Kanmon Straits]. Original url
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 steam corvette Zr. Ms. Medusa (1) captain lieutenant jhr. F. de Casembroot was stationed in the waters around Japan.(2)
Notes
1.Laid down at the navy yard of Amsterdam, Netherlands by A.E. Tromp on 25 November 1852, launched on 22 June 1854, departed from the shipyard on 23 November 1854, decommissioned 1 May 1865, converted with small costs into an accommodation ship to serve at the naval establishment at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies ,displacement 1.241 tons and as dimensions 51,50 x 11,14 x 5,00 metres, horsepower of 150 hp, an armament of 19 guns and a crew numbering 240 men.
2. She was part of the allied naval force which on 5-6 September 1864 forced the Japanese to reopen Shimonoseki Strait as an open fairway.
