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Sunday, 11 January 2015
Dutch paddle steamship 3rd class Zr.Ms. Celebes stationed at the West coast of Borneo, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant dated 5 February 1867
An item referred to tidings dated 15th December 1866 dealing with the movements of the ships belonging to the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch steamship 3rd class Celebes lieutenant 1st class W.F.L. de Vriese was stationed at the West coast of Borneo, Dutch East Indies. (1)
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1. Callsign GQFH, iron-built, on stocks at the shipyard of Ned. Stoomboot Mij, Fijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands for account of the Department of Colonies with yard number 28 1851, launched 1851, commissioned 1 February 1852, decommissioned 24 December 1870, stricken 1872, 2 funnels placed side by side, dimensions 51,36 x 9,45 x 1,90 metres, 425 tons displacement, 8 guns, 80hp horsepower and a crew consisting of navy personnel.