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Wednesday 19 September 2018

French gunboats Moquese and Malicieuse planning to visit Sabang, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 31 May 1922

German light cruiser SMS Emden

An item reported that begin June the French gunboats Moquese and Malicieuse would visit Sabang, Dutch East Indies. The main reason for their visit was to place a statue at the grave of French naval officer Varissan who was killed in the fight between the French torpedo boat/destroyer Mousquet and the German warship Emden.