An item referred to an official tiding dated 15 June dealing wit the movements of the Dutch warships serving in the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch paddle steamship 4th class Zr.Ms. Madura lieutenant 1st class J. Tromp was stationed on the West coast of Borneo.(1)
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1. Paddle steamship 4th class, call sign GQNH, iron-built, laid down at the shipyard of the Ned. Stoomboot Mij. Fijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1855 with yard number 52, launched in 1856, trials 17-23 August, disassembled to the Dutch East Indies and assembled at Surabaya, stricken 1875, dimension 51,36 (between perpendiculars) x 9,45-14,83 (over paddle wheels) x 1,85 metres, displacement 425 tons, an armament of 3 guns, and a crew numbering 50 men.
