Dutch screw steamship 3rd class Reteh prepared for service according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant dated 1 June 1866

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An item referred to a tiding dated 14 April 1866 supplying more details dealing with the activities of the ships belonging to the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch screw steamship 3rd class Reteh (1) lieutenant 1st class J.A.H. Hugenholtz was prepared at the naval establishment at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies for service.

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1. Screw steamship 3rd class, callsign GQSR, laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam Netherlands as Sprinkhaan on 18 March 1858, launched on 19 April 1860, renamed Reteh in 1859, decommissioned and condemned in 1871, building costs ƒ 329.428,25½. dimensions 43,00 x 9,20 x 4,30 metres, a displacement of 759 tons, horsepower 119nhp/250 ehp speed 7 knots, an armament of 6 guns and a crew numbering 100 men.