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Saturday 19 September 2015

Dutch screw steamship 3rd class Zr. Ms. Soembing anchored off Riouw, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 8 July 1859

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An item dated The Hague, Netherlands 7th dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch screw steamship Zr. Ms. Soembing captain lieutenant A.J. Kroef was anchored in the roads of Riouw, Dutch East Indies.(1)

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1. Screw steamship 3rd class, call sign GQTV, on stocks at navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by L.K. Turk on 17 June 1856, launched Saturday 29 November 1856, participated in the Reteh expedition in 1858, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands in 14-19 April 1871 and 18 May-27 July 1872, condemned  and converted into a coal hulk 1872, building costs ƒ 292.471,47, dimensions 41,00 (loadline)-43,73(loadline front bow-back rudder) x 8,40 (inner hull) x 3,5 (fore)-3,9 (aft) x 4,80 (depth) metres, 618 tons displacement, an armament of 6 guns (4 long 12 pd guns, 4 short 30 pd guns), a crew numbering 100 men and 100 hp horsepower.