Docked at the former navy yard at Den Helder, Netherlands
An item reported that the Dutch minister of navy ordered that the screw steamship Bonaire as soon as possible after the 15th would leave the harbour of Nieuwe Diep, Netherlands again to service as fishery patrol vessel to protect the Dutch fishery interests.(1)
Note
1.
Screw steamship 4th class, laid down at the
shipyard of the Nederlandse Stoomboot Maatschappij Fijenoord, Netherlands with
yard number 98 on 27 September 1876, launched in the afternoon of 12 May 1877, trial on the
Haringvliet on Wednesday 26th September, commissioned on 1 May 1880,
converted into accommodation ship for the torpedo service at the navy yard at
Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 1902, fitted out at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis
to be used for the engineers school at Dordrecht, Netherlands, brought back to
Hellevoetsluis August 1923, stricken, handed over to the boarding school of the
marine academy at Delfzijl, Netherlands and renamed Abel Tasman, out of service
in 1988, brought to Den Helder, Netherlands 1996 and since then being restored
to retain her original appearance, dimensions 45,00-53,60 x 9,00 x 3,60 metres and a
displacement of 850 ton, iron-built and
wood-planked and zinc plated, horsepower 90 nhp/410 ehp allowing a speed of 9,2 miles, her crew
numbered 84 men and her main armament consisted of 1-15cm gun and 3-12cm guns
to which 2-3,7cm revolver guns and 1-12cm mortar were added.
