Model Phoenix, Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. Original url
An item reported that the Dutch warships Zr. Ms. Groningen (1) and Phoenix (2)left on 14th January Samarang, Dutch East Indies while towing the transports Electra and Susanna Elisabeth towards Bonthain, Dutch East Indies where all ships included the merchant ships were to be gather for the expedition against Boni, Celebes, Dutch East Indies.
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1. Screw steamship 2nd
class, on stocks at F. Smit, Kinderdijk, Netherlands 1855, launched 1857,
commissioned on 25 May 1857, served also in the Dutch East Indies, stricken,
breaking up started at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands on 29 July 1863,
dimensions 58,82 x 10,74 x 5,00
metres, 1457 tons displacement, an armament of 14 guns,
a crew numbering 158 men and 250npk/700epk horsepower.
2. Paddle
steamship, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 1834 by P.
Glavimans, launched 1836, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis,
Netherlands 28-29 August 1838, departed 3 October 1838 to the Dutch East Indies
as a sail ship with her Morgan paddle wheels removed, arrived at Batavia on 5
February 1839 and at Surabaya were her paddle wheels again assembled, lengthened
1845-1847, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis 28 March-8 June 1854,
stricken and broken up in the Dutch East Indies in 1863, dimensions 39,00m x
8,40m x ?, draught 4,00m, 7 guns, 120 ph horsepower delivered by engines
manufactured by Paul van Vlissingen, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
