An order dated 25 November 1891 for the delivery of the twee steel made steam boilers numbers 173-174 with accessories to be placed in the monitor Zr. Ms. Cerberus for account of the Dutch Department of Navy accepted for ƒ 21.990. Totally costs ƒ 19.905,34 (wages ƒ 6.147,02, 60% expenses ƒ 3.688,20, stores etc. ƒ 10.070,12) resulting in a profit of ƒ 2.084,66. (1)
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1. She was laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam on Saturday 30 November 1867, launched in the afternoon of 14 January 1869, on 7 July 1870 were her trials on IJ and 13 days was she commissioned, 1882 extensively repaired at the navy yard at Amsterdam, in 1886 again repairs at the navy yard at Amsterdam including improving of the ventilation in the turret, in 1889 fitted out with quick firing guns, electric light and her conning tower lifted and decommissioned on 21 June, 1892 fitted out at the shipyard Nederlandse Stoomboot Maatschappij Rotterdam with two boilers manufactured at the shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde atVlissingen, Netherlands, decommissioned in 1905 (since 3 January replaced by the Heiligerlee as guard ship at Amsterdam) was she on 23 May at Amsterdam 1906 sold to be broken up for ƒ 31.500 to the Dutch firm G.B. Pas&Zn. at Bolnes who offered the most of the 12 interests (lowest bid of ƒ 14.800). The Cerberus was called a 2nd class monitor or a so-called deckhouse monitor.
