An item dated The Hague, Netherlands 7th dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch steamship Zr. Ms. Madura lieutenant 1st class H.P. Klerck was part of the blockade fleet off Boni, Dutch East Indies.(1)
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1. Paddle steamship 4th class, call sign GQNH, iron-built, laid down at the shipyard of the Ned. Stoomboot Mij. Fijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1855 with yard number 52, launched in 1856, trials 17-23 August 1856, disassembled to the Dutch East Indies and assembled at Surabaya, participated in the Boni-expedition in the Dutch East Indies on 19 February 1859, stricken 1875, building costs ƒ 380.000,00, dimension 51,36 (between perpendiculars) x 9,45-14,83 (over paddle wheels) x 1,85 metres, displacement 425 tons, horsepower maximum 100 hp, an armament of 3 guns 1-30pd, 2-12pd carronades) and a crew numbering 50 men.
