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Sunday 7 February 2016

Dutch guard ship Zr. Ms. Curacao in 1880 according to the Colonial Account [Dutch East Indies] over 1881

Wood-built. Launched in 1863. Draught 5,5 metres. Armament consisted of 15 guns. Horsepower 250nhp. Maximum speed under steam during a watch of 4 hours 8 geographic miles. Tonnage 1.083 tons. Crew numbered on 31 December 180 108 Europeans (fixed 67) and 75 natives (fixed 53). Arrived on 3 October 1875 in the Dutch East Indies, Since 11 October 1879 guard ship. Stationed on 31 December 1880 at Oleh-leh, Atjeh, Dutch East Indies. In March 1881 ordered to leave the station northern Sumatra, Dutch East Indies and to serve temporarily as guard ship at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies.(1)

Note
1. Screw steamship 1st class, iron hull with wood clad on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands on 14 July 1860, launched 10 December 1863, added to the Indies Military Navy 1 October 1878, decommissioned on 1 October 1885, sold in 1886 to be broken up, displacement 2.030 tons and as dimensions 58-62,84 (over all0 x 12,25 x 5,5 metres, horsepower 250 (1880)-700 hp, speed 8,5 miles, a crew numbering 225 men and an armament consisting of 8 rifled 16cm guns.

Source
Dutch House of Representatives. Colonial Account [Dutch East Indies] over 1881.5.8 Attachment F. Royal Netherlands Navy in the Dutch East Indies in 1880.