An item reported that the Dutch steamship Zr. Ms. Hekla steamed towards the Moluccas, Dutch East Indies and the islands underway that course. On 23rd April was Surabaya, Dutch East Indies left and arrived on the 27th at Makasser to bunker coal. On 5th May was she lying off Boeton, Dutch East Indies where it became known that the population was harassed by cholera. On the 10th arrived she off Amboina, Dutch East Indies where the populations was harassed by ever. On the 17th was Amboina left and 3 days was Timor Koepang, Dutch East Indies reached where coal was bunkered. The 26th was Koepang left and via Straits Lombok and Madura steamed towards Surabaya where she arrived on the 31st.(1)
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1. Paddle steamship 3rd class first called steam warship, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 8 September 1838, launched 16 or 18 April 1840, commissioned 1 October 1840, at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands could tenders be subscribed on Tuesday 17 October 1854 for breaking her up, dimensions 43,00 (between perpendiculars) x 8,40 x 4,10 metres, an armament of 7 guns, coal bunker capacity 11 days, daily coal consumption 11.500 Dutch ponds and a horsepower of 140 hp.
