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Thursday, 27 September 2012

Dutch bark ship Ida Elisabeth bound for the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant dated 18 April 1869

An announcement reported that the campagne bark ship Ida Elisabeth captain W.Dooren would depart directly to Surabaya and possible to Batavia for embarking passengers for which she has excellent accommodations, a doctor and a milk cow. For more details could be asked at owners W. Ruys&Zoone and shipbrokers Ruys&Co.(1)

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1. Lijst van de Nederlandsche Oorlogs- en Koopvaardijschepen met hunne onderscheidingsseinen, uit het Internationaal Seinboek ten dienste van alle Natiën. Rotterdam, 1869. Improved with latest information until 1 April 1869. Bark, homeport Rotterdam, measurement 724 tons and call sign PCGT.