An item dated Surabaya, Dutch East Indies 9 November 1887 reported the visit in the roads a week earlier of the German aviso Albatros and the French cruiser Guichen both comparable with the Dutch screw steamships 4th class and bound for Europe. The Albatross grounded underway and was dry docked for examination. After 30 hours could she leave undamaged the dock after just renewing some blades copper fitted to the hull. Both ships left within the hour the roads.
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1. Gunboat, launched at the Kaiserlicht Werft Danzig on 11 March 1871, commissioned on 23 December 1871, stricken on 9 January 1899 and wrecked in a storm in March 1906.
2. The Dutch newspaper Soerabaijasch nieuwsblad dated 26 October 1887 reported the arrival yesterday afternoon for bunkering coals. Commanded by lieutenant de vaisseau [Jules] le Pord underway from Nouméa (New Caledonia) towards Toulon, France. Screw steam sloop of the Guichen-class consisting of the Guichen, Bruat and Bouvet. Launched at Rochefort, France in 1865 and stricken in 1888.
Notes
1. Gunboat, launched at the Kaiserlicht Werft Danzig on 11 March 1871, commissioned on 23 December 1871, stricken on 9 January 1899 and wrecked in a storm in March 1906.
2. The Dutch newspaper Soerabaijasch nieuwsblad dated 26 October 1887 reported the arrival yesterday afternoon for bunkering coals. Commanded by lieutenant de vaisseau [Jules] le Pord underway from Nouméa (New Caledonia) towards Toulon, France. Screw steam sloop of the Guichen-class consisting of the Guichen, Bruat and Bouvet. Launched at Rochefort, France in 1865 and stricken in 1888.
