An item dated Vlissingen, Netherlands 9th reported the arrival that morning by the Belgian aviso Ville d’Anvers returning from cruising. In the afternoon she entered the harbour.(1)
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1, Laid down at the shipyard of Cockerill, Hoboken, Belgium in 1884, launched in 1885, completed in January 1886, maiden voyage begun on 23 January 1886, seek refugee in France when the First War was broken out in 1914, added to the Belgian navy and armed for patrolling minesweeping and training duties in 1917, returned to Zeewezen and reconverted on 15 November 1918 and finally sold to be broken up at Gent, Belgium in 1925. With a displacement of 684 tons were her dimensions 65,2 x 9,14 x 3,55 metres. Her crew numbered 45 men, excluded 40 scholars. Used for fishery protection and as training ship. Brig-rigged.
