An item reported that the German cruiser Emden visited the Dutch East Indies harbours Padang between 20-24 February 1937, Belawan between 9-16 December 1937 and Surabaya between 21-28 December 1937.(1)
Note
1. Building ordered as Ersatz Niobe in 1921, laid down at Reichsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 8 December 1921, launched on 6 January 1925. Commissioned on 15 October 1925, scuttled on 3 May 1945 and broken up in 1949.
Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1936-1937.
Note
1. Building ordered as Ersatz Niobe in 1921, laid down at Reichsmarinewerft, Wilhelmshaven, Germany on 8 December 1921, launched on 6 January 1925. Commissioned on 15 October 1925, scuttled on 3 May 1945 and broken up in 1949.
Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1936-1937.
