An item reported that the Dutch screw steamship Zr. Ms. Montrado cruised between 14-25 November 1858 along the west coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies. The intention was to do this sailing to improve the health of her crew harassed by fever. This intention was just partly achieved due to the worse weather conditions. On 5 January 1859 she left the roads of Padang, Dutch East Indies bound for the Mentawei Poggij islands to investigate the murder of crewmembers of a merchant prow of Padang. It was impossible to get contact with the population. The time was spent with surveying activities. Except for the island Noord-Poggij was it impossible to communicate with the shy and suspicious population. This voyage was also as much executed under sail. She arrived on 26 January back in the roads of Padang.(1)
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1. Screw steam schooner Montrado, ex-Vuurpijl renamed 1874, screw steam schooner, laid down by engineer A.E. Tromp at the navy yard of Amsterdam, Netherlands in 1853, renamed Montrado in 1854, launched in 1854, commissioned on 1 December 1854, condemned and sold at the naval establishment at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies for ƒ 11.000 to Mr. Nicolaï and her inventory for more as ƒ 1.500 on Saturday 13 April 1867, dimensions 40,0 (between perpendiculars)-42,15 x 8,00-8,16 x 2,7 (aft)-3,30 (aft) x 4,32 (hold) metres, a displacement of 407tons, an armament of 8 (4-12pd, 4-30pd carronades)-10 guns and 70hp horsepower.
