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Sunday, 26 September 2021

Donkey boiler delivered for Dutch frigate ship Utrecht in 1879 by the shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde at Vlissingen, Netherlands

According to the order administration page 20 dated 10 December 1879 delivered the shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde at Vlissingen, Netherlands the donkey boiler no. 36 (height 5’8Z”, diameter 4’6’, weight 1.640 kilo and 60 pd pressure) to the frigate ship Utrecht(1) with the old appendages in exchange for the old boiler. Contracted price ƒ 900. Real costs ƒ 932,89 (materials ƒ 367,48:labour ƒ 332,59+70% expenses ƒ 232,82) causing a loss for the shipyard of ƒ 32,89.

Source
Archive shipyard Kon.Mij. De Schelde at Vlissingen, Netherlands 1875-1970 block 214 inv.no. 1216.

Note
1. Possible the in 1868 built composite clipper Utrecht.