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Saturday, 30 April 2016

Dutch screw steam corvette Zr. Ms. Medusa was being repaired at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant dated 2 April 1865

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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 screw steam corvette Zr. Ms. Medusa captain lieutenant R.W.G. Arendsen de Wolff was being repaired at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies.(1)

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1. Laid down at the navy yard of Amsterdam, Netherlands by A.E. Tromp on 25 November 1852, launched on 22 June 1854, departed from the shipyard on 23 November 1854, decommissioned 1 May 1865, converted with small costs into an accommodation ship to serve at the naval establishment at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies ,displacement 1.241 tons and as dimensions 51,50 x 11,14 x 5,00 metres, horsepower of 150 hp, an armament of 19 guns and a crew numbering 240 men.