An item referred
to tidings dated 15th February 1868 dealing with the movements of
the ships belonging to the Dutch squadron in the Dutch
East Indies. The frigate Zr.Ms. Prins Alexander der Nederlanden
captain J.W. de Ruyter de Wildt, served as guard ship in the roads of Batavia,
Dutch East Indies.(1)
Note
1. Frigate 2nd
class, call sign GQRJ, in stocks at Amsterdam, Netherlands as the Lek in 1832,
launched on 3 September 1844, renamed Prins Alexander der Nederlanden in 1844 ,
guard ship in 1871, last mentioned in 1874, 1460 tons displacement and an
armament of 44 guns.