An item reported the departure from Willemstad, Curacao on Sunday 9th of the Dutch steamship Zr.Ms. Cornelis Dirks captain lieutenant J.F. Koopman towards La Guayra, Venezuela.(1)
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1. Screw steamship 3rd class, on stocks at Krimpen aan de Lek, Netherlands 1 May 1858, launched 11 January 1859, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 23-26 July 1859, 23-27 August 1860, 23 October-8 November 1862, 30 October-4 November 1863, 17 July 1868-7 March 1871, 5-14 June 1872, 11-14 June 1873, 17-19 June 1874, 20-30 October 1874, condemned for service abroad in October 1880, stricken 1881, dimensions 43,00 x 9,20 x 4,30 metres, 759 tons displacement, 6 guns, 100 men, 119nph/250epk horsepower and a speed of 7 knots.
