An item dated 22nd reported the passing of Nieuw Anjer [nowadays Anyer, Indonesia] by the British war steamship Lizard underway from Diego Garcia, Chagos Archipelago towards Batavia, Dutch East Indies. She arrived there the same day, captain Portol or Portal.(1)
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1. Composite built, launched at the shipyard of Harland&Wolff, Belfast, Ireland on 27 November 1886 and finally sold to be broken up at Sydney, Australia in 1905. Main armament consisted of 6-4”guns.
