The Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1900-1901 reported that the Russian cruiser 3rd class Razboinik visited Tandjong-Priok, Dutch East Indies between 20-27 January 1901. The Dutch newspaper De locomotief dated Wednesday 23 January 1901 reported her arrival at Tandjong. She was to leave on Sunday destined via Singapore, Manilla and Hong Kong for Port Arthur. Measurement 1,330 tons. Called Rozdoynik. The edition dated 24 January called her Razbaynick, commanded by Komaraff, a crew numbering 212 men (12 officers), armed with 17 guns and coming from Hong Kong. The Soerabaijasch handelsblad dated 29 January reported a small misunderstanding. Around 20 of her sailors went to the house of the captain of the Chinese at Batavia believing it was a brothel.
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1. Built in 1878, screw steam clipper, served in the Northern Pacific, cruiser 2nd rank sunce 1892, part of the Siberian Flotilla and sunk at Port Arthur in 1904 during the Russo-Japanese war.
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