Screw steamship 4th class Zr.Ms. Vesuvius arrived at Curacao returning from the islands St. Eustatius and St. Maarten according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 6 December 1862

Model Rijksmusem, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao on Tuesday 2nd of the Dutch steamship Zr.Ms. Vesuvius lieutenant 1st class A. Schotborgh returning from the islands St. Eustatius and St. Martin [St. Maarten].(1)

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1. Screw steamship 4th class, laid down at the navy yard of Vlissingen, Netherlands by L.K. Turk on Friday 9th October 1857, launched on Monday 11.00 o’clock 6 July 1858, condemned and sold at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies probably to the Arab Sech Hassim bin Said Habis for ƒ 11.886,00 on 8th June 1872, a displacement of 586 tons, dimensions 43,00 (between perpendiculars) x 9 (inner hull on loadline) x 3,5 (fore)-4,0 (aft) x 4,80 (depth below main deck) metres , horsepower 80 bhp-119 hp, an armament of 8 guns (4 long 12 pd, 4 short 30pd) and a crew numbering 75 men.