The Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1906-1907 reported that the British cruiser HMS Diadem visited Tandjong Priok, Dutch East Indies between 24-27 December 1906.
The De locomotief dated 20 October reported that the British admiral Sir A.W. Moore (1) asked via the British consul at Batavia the Dutch East Indies government if a visit of the British squadron after the annual conference at Singapore and manoeuvres was permitted. The permission was immediately given. After a visit at Tandjong Priok was a cruise in the archipelago planned. The squadron numbered probably 7 ships including the cruiser HMS Diadem (2) flagship of Moore. The edition dated 19 November reported that she was to arrive on 20 December with as commanding officer Herbert W. Savory.(3) The Soerabaijasch nieuwsblad dated 15 December reported however that she was ordered to leave Singapore towards England. The 1st class cruiser Monmouth (4) was to replace her and would visit Batavia together with the HMS King Alfred (5) and the Astraea.(6) The De Locomotief dated Thursday 27 December reported her arrival at Batavia instead of her original destination Samarang. Her next destination was Hong Kong. Commanding officer was Charles Henry Umfreville (7), displacement 11,000 tons, crew numbered 690 men (including 42 officers) and armed with 16 guns. On Monday morning and Wednesday were football matches between crewmembers and local clubs.
Notes
1. Sir Arthur William Moore (30 July 1847 Frittenden, England-3 April 1934) ended his career in the rank of admiral (promoted 10 October 1907). Since 1906 Commander-in-Chief, China.
2. Part of the Diadem-1st class class protected cruisers consisting of the Diadem, Amphitrite, Andromeda, Argonaut, Ariadne, Europa, Niobe and Spartiate, preceded by the Powerful-class and succeeded by the Cressy-class. Designed by Director of Naval Construction at the Admiralty (1885-1902) Sir William White (2 February 1845 Plymouth, England-27 February 1913 London, England) and in fact a simplified Powerful-class design with a reduced speed, horsepower, thickness of the protective deck and lighter armed. Their main task was protecting the merchant shipping and for this purpose the Diadem-class had to be strong enough to deal with all existing foreign cruisers. Laid down by Fairfield Shipbuilding&Engineering Co. Ltd., Govan, Scotland on 23 January 1896, launched on 21 October 1896, completed on 19 July 1898, stokers’ training ship since January 1918 and sold to Thos W. Ward, Morecambe, United Kingdom to be broken up on 9 May 1921.
3. Herbert Whitmore Savory (15 July 185723 February 1918), commanded the Diadem between February 1905-12 August 1907, ended in the rank of vice-admiral.
4. Of the Monmouth-class also called County-class, built to act against light cruisers and armed merchant ships consisting of the Monmouth, Bedford, Essex, Kent, Berwick, Cornwall, Cumberland. Donegal, Lancaster and Suffolk. Preceded by the Drake-class and succeeded by the Devonshire-class. Laid down by London and Glasgow Shipping Company. Govan, Scotland on 29 August 1899, launched on 13 November 1901, completed on 2 December 1903 and sunk during the Battle of Coronel against a German squadron on 1 November 1914 with her entire crew of 735 men. She was heavily damaged by the SM Gneisenau and finally capsized after the German light cruiser SMS Nürnberg attacked her.
5. Of the Drake-class consisting of the Drake, Good Hope, King Alfred and Leviathan preceded by the Cressy-class and succeeded by the Monmouth-class. In fact was this class an enlarged and improved Cressy-class design made by chief constructor Sir William White with as potential opponent the French armoured cruiser Jeanne d’Arc. Laid down at the shipyard of Vickers Limited, Barrow-in-Furness, England by the countess of Lathom on 11 August 1899, launched on 28 October 1901. Completed on 22 December 1903, torpedoed by the German submarine UB-86 north of Ireland on 11 April 1918, repaired at Liverpool, England and decommissioned again and finally sold to be broken up in the Netherlands on 30 January 1920.
6. Of the Astraea-class protected cruisers, preceded by the Apollo-class and succeeded by the Eclipse-class which was ordered in 1889, laid down in August 1890 at the Devonport Dockyard, launched 17 March 1893, commissioned in November 1895, decommissioned/paid off in July 1919 and finally sold 1 July 1920 to be broken up at Castle, however she was resold and finally broken up in Germany.
7. Charles Henry Umfreville (30 November 1861-14 February 1913), commanded the Diadem between 6 November 1906-17 April 1907.
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