Dutch frigate De Ruyter after being repaired bound for the Azores according to the Dutch newspaper Rotterdamsch nieuwsblad dated 29 October 1896

An item dated Surabaya, Dutch East Indies 1 September reported that the Dutch frigate ship De Ruyter captain Teensma which arrived coming from Pasaroean, Dutch East Indies needed to be dock for some repairs and would then load sugar with as destination the Azores.