An item reported that the American heavy cruiser USS Augusta visited the Dutch East Indies harbours Tandjong Priok between 26 November-3 December 1934, Laboan Amoek 5-9 December 1934 and Makassar between 10-12 December 1934.(1)
Note
1. Part of the Northampton-class heavy cruisers consisting of the Northampton, Chicago, Houston, Augusta, Louisville and Chester, preceded by the Pensacola-class and succeeded by the Portland-class. Building ordered on 18 December 1924, building awarded on 13 June 1927, laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, USA on 2 July 1928, launched by Miss Evelyn McDaniel on 1 February 1930, commissioned on 30 January 1931, reclassified from CL-31 into CA-31 on 1 July 1931, stricken on 1 March 1959 and sold to Robert Benjamin, Panama City, Florida, USA be broken up on 9 November 1959.
Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1934-1935.
