An item reported that on board of the Dutch survey vessel Hr.Ms. Van Gogh (1) served for a longer period or even still serving the former Austrian navy officers Uher and Von Gönningen. The Van Gogh was operating in the eastern part of the Archipelago. The newspaper De Tijd dated 12 January confirmed this item although adding more details. Earlier she had reported that the Department for Hydrography was mainly of importance for the merchant marine. Lacking Dutch naval officers and to prevent to stop her activities were two Austrian officers appointed for minor activities. This was apparently not the truth regarded the news that they were serving on board of the Van Gogh. The newspaper De Telegraaf dated 10 July 1925 published an item dated Batavia, Dutch East Indies the 1st dealing with the Dutch navy reporting that the Austrian officers still could not be missed by the survey service.
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1. Laid down in 1897 at the shipyard of P. Smit jr., Rotterdam, Netherlands and launched in 1898. With a displacement of 700 tons and as dimensions 54,00 x 8,30 x 3,18 metres. Speed 10,10 miles. A crew numbering 27 European and 59 native men and an armament consisting of 2-7,5cm guns. Commissioned on 20 April 1899 and stricken in July 1925.
