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Thursday 13 July 2017

French escort sloop Magnolia visited the Dutch East Indies in 1930

An item reported that the so-called French flotilla vessel Magnolia visited the Dutch East Indies harbours Belawan between 13-18 June 1930, Oleh-leh between 25-29 June 1930, Siboga between 30 June-5 July 1930, Padang 6-11 July 1930, Benkoelen 12-16 July 1930, Tandjong Priok between 17-23 July 1930 and Palembang between 24-29 July 1930.(1)

Note
1. The auxiliary minesweeper built under the 1917 Programme as part of the Camelia-class type trawlers and completed in 1918?

Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1929-1930