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Saturday, 30 April 2016

Dutch paddle steamship 3rd class Zr. Ms. Celebes stationed in the west department of Borneo, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant dated 2 April 1865


An item dated 15th February referred to tidings dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch steamship 3rd class Zr. Ms. Celebes lieutenant 1st class B.D. van Trojen was stationed in the west department of Borneo, Dutch East Indies and executed several trips on the rivers between Pontianak and Sintang, Dutch East Indies.(1)

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1. Call sign GQFH, iron-built, on stocks at the shipyard of Ned. Stoomboot Mij, Fijenoord, Rotterdam, Netherlands for account of the Department of Colonies with yard number 28 in 1851, launched in 1851, commissioned on 1 February 1852, decommissioned on 24 December 1870, stricken in 1872, 2 funnels placed side by side, dimensions 51,36 x 9,45 x 1,90 metres, 425 tons displacement, 8 guns, 80hp horsepower and a crew consisting of navy personnel.