Archive Machinefabriek en Ketelmakerij Kon. Mij. De Schelde No. 506.96
Tender
sent by the shipyard Kon. Mij. De Schelde,
Vlissingen, Netherlands on 14 June 1887, contract signed on 21 September 1887,
keel laid down with yard number 62 on 29 October 1887, in thrushes on 24
December 1887, launched on 12 May 1888, technical trials on 28, 30 and 31 July
1887, official trial on 16 August 1887, delivered on 21 August 1888 and
departed towards Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands, served white painted as a yacht
for the Dutch royal family during the fishery fleet
revue off Muiden, Netherlands during the fishery fleet revue in August 1909,
decommissioned on 10 October 1908, condemned and sold at the navy yard Amsterdam,
Netherlands on an auction on at 11.00 o’clock Thursday 17 June 1909. The Royal Netherlands Navy was first far from amused without the qualities of the ship blaming that the shipyard altered the original design of naval engineer Beeloo. Chief engineer Martin of the shipyard had invented a new paddle driving system. Even in the Dutch parliament was asked if the engineers of the navy were capable. While in actual service of the navy the ship performed satisfying.
Dimensions 32 (between
perpendiculars) x 6,00-11,40 (over all) x 1,60 ( launching fore 0,90-aft 1,135)
x 2,73 (height) metres or 105.0 x 20’0 x ? x 9.0 feet, a displacement of 88 (at
launching) 180 ton, weight ships complete without machinery and boiler 110 ton,
weight machinery and boiler 51 ton, totally 161 ton and tonnage 103 cubic
metres. Two connectable twin compound oscillation steam engines Nos. 87 and 88 and
one boiler with a pressure of 100 lbs and a heating surface of 707 square feet.
delivering at the trial with a displacement of 166 tons 300 hp allowing a speed
of 10,9 miles. Coal bunker capacity 14 tons. Steel built with double bottom and
pitch pine decks. Returned to Vlissingen on 7 January 1889 to be fitted out
with a fresh water distillation device. Built by engineer J. Janszen.
The building was accepted for
a price of ƒ 61.000, building costs were ƒ 74.177,58 meaning a loss of ƒ
11.077,58. Exact costs were: ship ƒ 37.655,31 ( stores ƒ
19/095,05, labour ƒ 12.80,26, 45% expenses ƒ 5.760); engines ƒ 30.325,20 (stores ƒ
16.939,32, labour ƒ 8.112,65, 65% expenses ƒ 5.273,23) and boiler ƒ 6.197,07 (stores ƒ
3.396,63, labour ƒ 1.806,74, 55% expenses ƒ 993,70)
