Laid down at the Koninklijke Maatschappij De Schelde at Flushing, Netherlands on 31 August 1897, launched on 17 January 1899, commissioned on 1 March 1900, disarmed at the navy yard at Willemsoord in 1920 and stricken. It was the intention to fit her out as an accommodationship for infants of which was taken care by the goverment (Department of Justice). Lacking enough funds this idea was temporarily stopped in August 1921, definitive in 1922 and she was laid up in conservation. She was transferred to the navy 23 December 1923 which fitted her out as a guardship to serve at Flushing to replace the nowadays still at Rotterdam existing Buffel. October 1926 was she brought to Flushing where she was used as guard ship and as training ship for sailors. She was set by her own crew in fire 17 May 1940 when Germany attacked the Netherlands and the wreck was later sold.
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