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Friday 23 September 2016

Dutch brig 1st class Zr. Ms. Cachelot served at guard ship at Macassar, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant 7 July 1866

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An item referred to tidings dated 14th May 1866 dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch brig Zr. Ms. Cachelot captain J.W. de Ruyter de Wildt served as guard ship in the roads of Macassar, Dutch East Indies.(1)

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1. Brig 1st class, call sign GQCF, on stocks at navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by A.E. Tromp on 4 September 1844, launched Saturday 28 June 1851, transferred to the Indies Military Navy 1 January 1868, condemned and sold on a public auction at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies for ƒ 8.000 to Mr. Nicolaï on 4 February 1871, dimensions 30,50 (load line between perpendiculars) x 9,50 (inner hull) x 4,0 (fore)-4,3 (aft) x 4,71 (hold) metres, 499,5 tons displacement and an armament of 10-12 (30 pd grenade guns).