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Wednesday 25 October 2017

Portuguese cruiser Adamastor visited the Dutch East Indies harbour Tandjong Priok in 1908

With our thanks for allowing us to use the drawing


An item reported that the Portuguese cruiser Adamastor visited the Dutch East Indies harbour Tandjong Priok between 17-18 September 1908.(1)

Note
1. She was launched on 12 July 1896 at the yard of Orlando, Leghorn, Italy, completed in 1897 and finally discarded in 1933. The newspaper Het nieuws van den dag voor Nederlandsch-Indië dated 18 September 1908 reported her arrival in the Dutch East Indies coming from Timor under way towards Lourenco Marques. Her commanding officer was Francisco Vieira de Sa. Her crew numbered 227 men and she was armed with 12 guns.

Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1907-1908.