An item reported that the aged Dutch paddle steamship Valk was sold to B.J. Nijkerk at Amsterdam for ƒ 31.626,70 and towed by the tug Titan towards Bolnes to be broken up.(1)
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1. Laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam in 1863 and launched in 1864. With a displacement of 1.218 ton were her dimensions 60,00-68,20 (over all) x 9,20-15,52 x 4,00 metres. Her engine supplied 300 nhp or 800 ehp allowing a speed of 11 miles. Her crew numbered 120 men. The armament consisted of 6-12cm guns. Since 1883 fitted out as Royal yacht and since then with 2 instead 4 masts.
