An item referred to tidings dated 14 June 1864 dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch screw steamship 4th class Berkel lieutenant1st class H.E. Bunnik was stationed in the waters of Celebes, Dutch East Indies and cruising in the northern entrance of Strait Macassar.(1)
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1. Screw steamship 4th class, also called screw steam schooner, on stocks at the shipyard of G.W. Uit den Bogaert, Maassluis in 1865, launched on 16 June 1860, commissioned on 10 January 1861, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 19-23 April, sold at the navy establishment at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies on Saturday 6 May 1865, dimensions 38,00m-40,70m (over all) x 8,16 3,20 metres, a 586 tons displacement, an armament of 6 guns (2 medium 30pd guns, 4-30pd carronades), a crew numbering 75 men, 80 npk/2oo epk horsepower, 6-7knots speed.
