An item referred to tidings dated 14 June 1864 dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch steamship Zr. Ms. Ardjoeno captain E.M.C. Baak was stationed in the waters of the Moluccas and cruised along the east coast of Celebes, Dutch East Indies searching for pirates. (1)
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1. Paddle steam warship, call sign GQCK, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands as Pluto on 4 February 1848, launched on 1 or 2 September 1849, renamed Ardjoeno in December 1849, engines manufactured by the N.S.M. (decided 26 August 1847 for ƒ 210.979,00 to deliver on 15 March 1849), trial on 28 April 1850, departed on 28 December 1850 towards the Dutch East Indies, arrived there on 26 May 1851, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands between 28 March-8 June 1854, transferred to the Dutch East Indies Military Navy on 1 January 1868, stricken in 1873, dimensions 56,00 x 10,70 x 4,80 metres, displacement 1.486 tons and a horsepower of 300 hp.
