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Wednesday, 28 December 2016

Dutch paddle steamship 2nd class Zr. Ms. Bromo undergoing repaird at Onrust, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche staatscourant dated 5 February 1867

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An item referred to tidings dated 15th December 1866 dealing with the movements of the ships belonging to the Dutch squadron in the Dutch East Indies. The steamship 2nd class Bromo captain lieutenant H.P. van Boneval Faure being repaired at the navy establishment at Onrust, 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.