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Saturday, 21 April 2012

Call signs of Dutch warships starting with a “J” or with a number in 1867

The Dutch departments of Home Affairs and Navy published a list of the Dutch war- and merchant ships including the so-called Gouvernementsmarine which was active in the Dutch East Indies. The list I used was published by H. Nijgh at Rotterdam and was kept update until 1 October 1867.

GQKV=training vessel which was a sailing corvette of the 2nd class
GQLF=Java, screw steam transport
GQLJ=Juno, sail corvette 1st class
GQLM=Jupiter (floating battery)
GQLT=armoured iron steam gunboat No. 1
GQLW=steel steam gunboat No. 3