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 screw steamship 1st class Zr.Ms. Curacao captain J. van Gogh was executing surveys north of the Twee Gebroeders.(1)
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1. Screw steamship 1st class, iron hull with wood clad on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands on 14 July 1860, launched 10 December 1863, added to the Indies Military Navy 1 October 1878, decommissioned on 1 October 1885, sold in 1886 to be broken up, displacement 2.030 tons and as dimensions 58-62,84 (over all0 x 12,25 x 5,5 metres, horsepower 250 (1880)-700 hp, speed 8,5 miles, a crew numbering 225 men and an armament consisting of 8 rifled 16cm guns.
