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An item reported that the Italian cruiser 2nd class Liguria (1) visited Sabang (2), Dutch East Indies between 13-14 May 1900.
Source
Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1899-1900
Notes
1. Of the Regioni-class protected cruisers, consisting of the Umbria, Lombardia, Etruria, Liguria, Elba and Puglia, preceded by the Piemonte and succeeded by the Calabria, laid down by Ansaldo, Genoa, Italy on 1 July 1889, launched on 8 June 1893, completed on 1 December 1894 and sold to be broken up on 15 May 1920.
2. . Sabang had an important coal bunkering station.
3. The Dutch newspaper Soerabaijasch handelsbad dated 23 June 1900 reported that the Italian warship Liguria captain Gecconi visited on 13 May the harbour of Poeloe-Weh, Dutch East Indies.
