Wednesday, 17 April 2019

Austrian torpedo cruiser SMS Panther visited the Dutch East Indies in 1905

An item reported that the Austrian cruiser 3rd class Panther visited Tanjong-Priok, Dutch East Between 3-9 May 1905.

Note
1. Torpedo cruiser of the Panther-class, preceded by the Lussin and succeeded by the Tiger. Laid down by Armstrong, Elswick, England on 29 October 1884, launched on 13 June 1885, completed on 31 December 1885 and broken up in 1920. The Dutch newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 10 April 1905 reported that she was expected to arrive on 10 April 1905. The edition dated 6th May described her a small quite aged ship commanded by fregatten kapitän Ritter von Höhnel. She came from Abessynie (Djibouti) and was to depart in the nest week towards Australia. The Republic of Djibouti is the former French colony French Somaliland. Abessynie is the Dutch name for the Ethiopian Empire or Abyssinia.

Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1904-1905.