French cruiser Lamotte Piquet visited the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper De Indische courant dated Monday 5 September 1938

Duguay-Trouin class light cruisers

An item reported that on the Saturday evening before sports competitions were organized to entertain the crew of the French cruiser Lamotte Piquet. (1)Dutch naval sailors won with 8:1 the water polo competition. Further more were 3 boxing matches, 2 as demonstrations, the third one however a real match in which a French sailor in the second round was K.O. by the navy boxer Dreesen.(2)

Notes

1. Part of the Duguay-Trouin class light cruisers consisting of the Duguay-Trouin, Lamotte-Picguet and Primauget, succeeded by the Jeanne d’Arc. Laid down at the Arsenal de Lorient, France on 17 January 1923, launched on 21 March 1924, commissioned on 5 March 1927, stationed in the Far East (French Indochina) since 1933, participated in defeating a Thai squadron on 14 January 1941, training hulk in October 1941, disarmed in November 1941 and sunk by American aircraft in the so-called South China Sea Raid in the harbour of Saigon on 12 January 1945. Broken up after the Second World War.

2. Dutch navy light weight champion Leonard Dreesen?

Dutch Davis Strait whaler commandeur Jacob Baars returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 8 August 1722

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 5 August reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands of the Dutch commandeur J. Baars  4,5 whale 220 quardelen returning from Davis Strait.(1)

Note

1. Jacob Baars, commandeur for Olphert Pett, Zaandam, Netherlands between 1720-1732, in 1722 4,5 whale 230 barrels blubber. Alphabetische naam-lyst van alle de Groenlandsche en Straat-Davidsche Commandeurs die sedert het jaar 1700 op Groenland en sedert het jaar 1719 op de Straat Davis etc. Gerret van Sant. Published by Johannes Enschede, Amsterdam 1770, with hand written note until 1794.

Dutch Davis Strait whaler commandeur Hidde de Vries returned home according to the Dutch newspaper Amsterdamse courant dated 8 August 1722

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 5 August reported the arrival at Texel, Netherlands of the Dutch commandeur Hidde de Vries 3 whales and 12 cachalots returning from Davis Strait.(1)

Note

1. Commandeur between 1721-1731, in 1722 for De Commercie Compagnie, Monnikendam, Netherlands, 2 whales 130 barrels blubber. Alphabetische naam-lyst van alle de Groenlandsche en Straat-Davidsche Commandeurs die sedert het jaar 1700 op Groenland en sedert het jaar 1719 op de Straat Davis etc. Gerret van Sant. Published by Johannes Enschede, Amsterdam 1770, with hand written note until 1794.