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Thursday, 18 February 2016

Dutch screw steamship 3rd class Zr. Ms. Soembing undergoing repairs at Onrust, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 1 March 1861

Model Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands. Original link

An item dated The Hague, Netherlands 28th February referred to tidings of 15th January dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies. The Dutch screw steamship Zr. Ms. Soembing lieutenant 1st class J.C. Oudraat arrived on 9 January 1861 in the roads of Batavia, Dutch East Indies returning from a voyage towards the Koetei river and Bandjermasin, Dutch East Indies. She was now undergoing repairs at the navy establishment at Onrust, 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.