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The Jaarboek van de Koninklijke Nederlandsche Zeemacht 1903-1904 reported that the Russian battleship Cesarewitch (1) and cruiser Bajan (2) visited Sabang, Dutch East Indies on 9 November 1903.(3) The Dutch newspaper Bataviaasch nieuwsblad dated 11 November published an item dated Sabang 10 November reporting the arribal of both ships the same day for water, coal and provisions and that on short notice more Russian ships were to arrive. Another newspaper De Lomotief dated 16 November confirmed the arrival and referred to an earlier visit of 7 Russina warships. The journalist hoped that Russia would become a common customer while the relationship with England apparently was disturbed and that Germany followed the Russian example.
Notes
1. Tsesarevich. Pre-dreadnought battleship preceded by Retzivan succeeded by Borodino-class, building ordered on 20 July 1898, laid down by Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France on 8 July 1899, launched on23 February 1901, commissioned on 31 August 1903, renamed Grazhdanin on 13 April 1917, decommissioned and hulked in May 1918, broken up in 1924 and stricken on 21 November 1925.
2. Part of Bajan-class armoured cruisers preceded by Gromoboi and succceeded by Rurik. Building ordered in May 1898, laid down by Forges et Chantiers de la Méditerranée, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France in March 1899, launched on 12 June 1900m completed in December 1902, sunk at Port Arthur on 9 December 1904, captured by Japan on 1 January 1905, renamed Aso commissioned on 22 August 1905, in service as training ship in 1908, reclassified as minelayer on 1 April 1920, stricken on 1 April 1930 and sunk as a target on 4 August 1937.
3. Sabang was an (international) coal station.
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