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Monday, 24 February 2020

Dutch bark Amicitia underway from the Dutch East Indies towards Europe according to the Dutch newspaper Java-bode dated 22 August 1887

An item dated 19th reported the passing of Nieuw Anjer [nowadays Anyer, Indonesia] by the Dutch bark Amicitia underway from Batavia, Dutch East Indies towards the Channel.(1)

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1. Call sign NDBS, homeport Krimpen aan de Lek, Netherlands and net capacity 3.083,07 cubic metres/1.088,32 tons of 2,83 cubic metres. Similar to the bark launched at the shipyard of Rijkee, Katendrecht, Netherlands in the afternoon of 26th June 1885, of 1.060 register tons built for account of a firm with as bookkeeper P. van der Hoog, Krimpen aan de Lek, Netherlands?