An item reported that the Dutch guard ship Hr. Ms. Gedeh was in June 1892 at Tandjong Priok, Dutch East Indies docked and the underwater hull cleaned. At the same time was the panelling earlier removed for a sufficient disinfection repaired. When docked she was examined and concluded that her hull was still in a good condition.(1)
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1. Flush decked corvette, of the Indies Military Navy, call sign GQJL, on stocks at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies 1872, launched 1874, guard ship at Surabaya 1876, guard ship at Surabaya 1 February 1883, transferred to Batavia, Dutch East Indies to serve there as guard ship 12 May 1884, decommissioned caused by several victims of cholera on board 14 April 1892, disinfected, docked, cleaned and painted and commissioned 28 July, in sinking condition towed in May 1899 towards Surabaya, decommissioned 1 June, condemned and broken up by own personnel, an armament of 10 guns (1885: 1-30pd guns no.11) and a crew numbering 157 men (122 Europeans and 35 natives).
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Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1891-1892.
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1. Flush decked corvette, of the Indies Military Navy, call sign GQJL, on stocks at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies 1872, launched 1874, guard ship at Surabaya 1876, guard ship at Surabaya 1 February 1883, transferred to Batavia, Dutch East Indies to serve there as guard ship 12 May 1884, decommissioned caused by several victims of cholera on board 14 April 1892, disinfected, docked, cleaned and painted and commissioned 28 July, in sinking condition towed in May 1899 towards Surabaya, decommissioned 1 June, condemned and broken up by own personnel, an armament of 10 guns (1885: 1-30pd guns no.11) and a crew numbering 157 men (122 Europeans and 35 natives).
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Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1891-1892.
