An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao on the 10th of the German steam warship Louise commanded by Stempel coming from Puerto Cabello. She saluted while anchoring in the Schottegat which was answered by the Waterfort.
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1. This must be the flush deck corvette Luise of the Ariadne-class, launched at the Imperial Dockyard, Danzig on 16 December 1872, commissioned on 4 June 1874, training ship since 1885, harbour ship at Kiel, Germany 1891, stricken on 19 December 1896 and finally sold for 54.187 German marks to be broken up at Hamburg, Germany 1897. General specifications of this class are with a displacement og 1.692 (design)-2.072 (maximum) tons were the dimensions 65,80 (waterline)-68.16 (over all) x 10,8 x 4,80 (fore)-5,70 9aft) metres, a maximum speed of 14,1 knots and an armament consisting of 6-15cm guns, 2-12cm guns and after 1882 were 4 machineguns added.
