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Saturday, 30 April 2016

Dutch paddle steamship 3rd class Zr. Ms. Sindoro served in the waters of Makassar, 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. Sindoro lieutenant 1st class K.F.R. Andrau served in the waters of Makassar, Dutch East Indies.(1)

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1. Call sign GQTR, laid down at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands on 1 November 1850, launched in 1852, engines manufactured in the factory Kon. Fabriek van stoom- en andere werktuigen of P.v. Vlissingen and Dudok van Heel and by Mr. Radier of Amsterdam prepared, stricken in 1867, dimensions 45,00 x 8,20 x 4,00 metres, a displacement of 781 tons, an armament of 4 guns and 150 hp horsepower.