An item dated Den Helder, Netherlands the 12th reported that the Dutch screw steam ship Zr.Ms. Het Loo (1) lying at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands was prepared to replace at the end of the year the screw steam ship 3rd class Zr.Ms. Soembing (2) stationed at Curacao.
Notes
1. Built 1863-1864 at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands and decommissioned in 1883. And finally sold to be broken up.
2. Built in 1856 at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands and condemned in 1872.