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 steamship 4th class Zr. Ms. Delfzijl lieutenant 1st class F.J.G. van Tiel was stationed in the waters of Riouw and Linga, Dutch East Indies made a voyage towards Siak and the small empires over there. Was now lying at Singapore for repairing some damage.(1)
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1. Laid down in 1859, launched at the shipyard of K. Kater, Groningen, Netherlands on Saturday 4 August 1860, last mentioned in 1866, dimensions 38,00 x 8,16 x 3,20 metres, a 586 tons displacement, an armament of 6 guns and a crew numbering 75 men.