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Friday, 26 October 2018

Danish protected cruiser Valkyrien visited Tandjong-Priok, Dutch East Indies in April 1900

An item reported that the Danish cruiser 2nd class Valkyriën (1) visited Tandjong-Priok, Dutch East Indies between 19-24 April 1900.(2)

Notes
1. Laid down at the Navy Yard, Copenhagen, Denmark on 27 October 1886, launched on 8 September 1888, completed in 1890 and stricken in October 1923.
2. The newspaper De locomotief dated 24 April 1890 reported that the entire crew got free return tickets (valid until the 27th) for the railway between Tandjong-Priok and Batavia and already several crew members made use of it.

Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1899-1900.