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Friday 11 March 2016

Dutch shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde, Vlissingen delivering engines for Hr. Ms. Stoombarkas in 1891

An order dated 11 August 1891 for the delivery of the compound vertical steam engines numbers 124-125 without boilers to be placed in the Stoombarkas no. 7 for account of the Dutch Department of Navy accepted for ƒ 6.000 and ƒ 55,00 extra labour. Totally building costs ƒ 5.379,50 (wages ƒ 1.853,50, expenses 65ƒ 1.204,49, stores ƒ 2.321,51) resulting in a profit of ƒ 675,50.

Source
Archive Kon. Mij. De Schelde 1875-1960 (Municipality Archive Vlissingen, Netherlands) inventory number T.214-216.