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Thursday 15 September 2016

Dutch paddle steamship 2nd class Bromo stationed off Celebes, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant 7 July 1866

Model Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Original link


An item referred to tidings dated 14th May 1866 dealing with the movements of the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies reported that the Dutch steamship 2nd class Zr. Ms. Bromo captain lieutenant G. van Hecking Colenbrander was stationed in the waters of Celebes and surroundings but now ordered to return towards Surabaya. Dutch East Indies.(1)

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1. Paddle steamship 2nd class, call sign GQDS, laid down at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by C.J. Glavimans on 18 November 1840, launched on 4 May 1842, stricken in 1871, displacement 546 tons dimensions 52,00 (waterline) x 10,00 (inner hull) x 4,4 (fore)-4,80 (aft) x 6,03 (depth) on metres, building costs ƒ 508.960.00. 1 funnel, 3 masts, a horsepower of 220 hp and an armament of 8 guns.