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Friday, 20 May 2016

Dutch screw steamship 1st class Zr. Ms. Curaçao arrived at Valparaiso, Chile according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 24 Februari 1875

An item reported that the Dutch screw steamship Zr. Ms. Curaçao captain J.A. Vandevelde arrived on 18 December 1874 at Valparaiso, Chile.

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1. Sscrew steamship 1st class, call sign GQFV, iron hull with wood clad on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands on 14 July 1860, launched 10 December 1863, added to the Indies Military Navy 1 October 1878, decommissioned on 1 October 1885, sold in 1886 to be broken up, displacement 2.030 tons and as dimensions 58-62,84 (over all) x 12,25 x 5,5 metres, horsepower 250 (1880)-700 hp, speed 8,5 miles, a crew numbering 225 men and an armament consisting of 8 rifled 16cm guns