An item reported that the Dutch coastal defence ship HMS Kortenaer (1) captain J. Cardinaal left on 16 December 1903 Nieuwediep, Netherlands towards the Dutch West Indies. Underway was Funchal, Madeira between 25-30 December visited. Later wrote her commanding officer that he was not very pleased with what happened there. Despite that sailors were just allowed to go ashore at daylight several came drunk back. The consul said that in the several bars along the berth a drugged wine was given ending that the sailors lost al their money and belongings. Some of the men were during several hours intoxicated.
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1. Part of the Evertsen class coastal defence ship, succceded by Koningin Regentes class, call sign GQMK, laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands on 13 June 1893, launched on 27 October 1894, commissioned on 17 December 1895, stricken and sold for ƒ 143.000 to N.V. Frans Rijsdijk’s scheepsslooperij te Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Netherlands be broken up in 1919.’public auction was 11.00 o’clock Tuesday 18 March 1919 at the navy yard at Willemsoord, Netherlands. Displacement 3.400 tons and as dimensions 86,20 x 15,30 x 5,10 metres, horsepower 4.659 hp, armament consisting of 3-21cm guns, 2-15cm guns, 6-7,5cm guns, 8-3,7cm guns (since 1907 4), 1 torpedo tubes and 2 torpedo guns. Crew numbered 260 men. Coal bunker capacity 330 ton. Costs when fitted out for the first time ƒ 2.792,482. Two screws. Speed 16,0 knots. Engines and boilers manufactured by the shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde, Vlissingen, Netherland.
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Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1903-1904
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