Laid down by Thornycroft&Co., London, England in 1878, launched in 1879, trial on 29 May 1879, commissioned on 12 June 1879. Building costs ƒ 59.134,00. The Dutch newspaper Het Vaderland 23 June 1903 reported that on the auction on Thursday 9 July 11.30 o’clock at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands also the condemned torpedo boat VII would be sold. The edition dated 13 July reported that the II (VII?) was sold for ƒ 1.510 to J. van der Wiele sr., Hellevoetsluis. With a displacement of 26 tons and as dimensions 24,03 x 3,16 x ,6 metres. 240 Ihp steam propulsion allowed a speed of 18,17 miles. Her crew numbered 10 men. Armament consisted of 1-3,7cm gun and a spar torpedo device.
Source
Vice admiraal Norman MacLeod. Chapter VI. De Marine, published in Eene Halve Eeuw [1848-1898].
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