The Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1903-1904 reported that the Italian cruiser Piemonte visited Sabang, Dutch East Indies on 27 April 1904. The Dutch newspaper Sumatra-bode dated 9 May 1904 reported that she visited Sabang to bury one of her crew members.(1)
Note
1. Protected cruiser, preceded by Dogali, succeeded by Regioni-class, laid down by Armstrong Whitworth, England in 1887, launched on 23 August 1888, completed on 30 July 1889, stricken on 15 May 1920 and broken up.

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