An item referred to a tiding dated Den Helder, Netherlands 8th reporting the arrival that morning at 06.00 o’clock in the roads by the Dutch screw steam flotilla vessel Zr. Ms. Hector entering the harbour some hours later. She was 3 days earlier departed for her trials as sailing vessel. Earlier executed she her trials as steamship which was hardly to be called a success. Even with full power exaggerated her speed not 5 miles. As sailing vessel she performed much better with 7 miles. She swayed quite but on the other hand was the weather rough just like the sea. Her etat major consisted of lieutenant 1st class P.M. van der Haak, commanding officer, lieutenants 2nd class J.W.F. Frucht and E.L. Ehnle, officer of health 3rd class G.J.C. Broers and adjunct administrator J.A. Laghaay.(1)
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1. Screw steamship 4th class or steam flotilla vessel, call sign GQKH, on stocks at navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1 May 1858, launched 26 June 1859, commissioned 16 April 1860, guard ship at Vlissingen >1874<, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 19-30 November 1861, 8-12 August 1863, 18-25 November 1864, 22-23 September 1865, 12-15 May 1868, 17-21 September 1869, 30 June-7 July 1870 and 7 August-2 September 1874, 12 November wreck sold? and on 30 November was the dock available, building costs ƒ 200.265,39½, dimensions 34,60 x 7,40 x 3,20 metres (Vermeulen) according to Obreen 30,00 (loadline between perpendiculars excluded 2,60 between aft perpendicular aft front rudder) x 7,00 (loadline) x 2,40 (Dutch waters)-3,20 (Dutch East Indies) x 3,40 (hold below main deck) metres, 383 tons displacement, tonnage 230 (in 1874) tons, coal bunker capacity 25 ton or 3 days full speed, her armament consisted of 4 rifled 12cm guns, horsepower 60 hp, maximum speed under steam 5 miles and a crew numbering 50 men.
