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 screw steamship 3rd class Reinier Claeszen captain lieutenant N.M.J. Kroef was stationed at the east coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. She cruised starting from Palembang towards Muntol, Toboali and Tandjong Berikat to search for pirates.(1)
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1. Call sign GQSN, on stocks at the shipyard of K. Smit jr., Kinderdijk, Netherlands on 4 May 1858, launched on 13 January 1859, dry docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 21-22-July 1859,commissioned on 2 or 16 August 1859, condemned in 1869, sold with boilers on a public auction at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies on 29 January 1870, stricken in 1870, dimensions 45,50 x 9,20 x 4,30 metres, a displacement of 759, tons, an armament of 6 guns, a crew numbering 119 men and a horsepower of 119nhp/250 ehp.
