Wednesday 7 October 2015

Dutch screw steamship 4th Zr. Ms. Stavoren was stationed at Celebes, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 30 November 1864

An item dated referred to tidings dated 15 October dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch screw steamship 4th Zr. Ms. Stavoren lieutenant 1st class J.B. Everwijn was stationed in the waters around Celebes, Dutch East Indies. She arrived on 15th September coming from Surabaya, Dutch East Indies at Macassar, Dutch East Indies.(1)

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1. Call sign GQVK, building put out contract on public auction 27 June 1859, laid down at the shipyard of K. Kater, Groningen in July 1859, launched 10 August 1860, commissioned on 14 January 1862, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 25-27 March 1861 and 13-16 January 1863, survey vessel in 1872, supervisors during building A.J.H. Beeloo and ir. 2nd class L.C.P.W. Visser, building costs ƒ 227.021,97, decommissioned on 4 March 1873, dimensions 38,00-40,70 (over all) x 8,16 x 3,20 metres, displacement of 586 tons, horsepower 80 nhp/200 ehp, speed 6-7 knots, a crew numbering 75 men and an armament of 6 guns.