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Sunday 7 February 2016

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

Wood-built. Launched in 1859. Draught 6,7 metres. Armament consisted of 28 guns. Tonnage 2.067 tons. Crew numbered on 31 December 1880 283 Europeans 9fixed 123) and 118 natives (fixed 35) and since 31 July 1875 guard ship, Arrived on 18 June 1873 in the Dutch East Indies. Stationed on 31 December 1880 at Batavia. Dutch East Indies.(1)

Note
1. Screw steamship 1st class, call sign GRDC, wood-built, laid down at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands 28 February 1856, launched 31 July 1859, stricken 1874, guard ship at Batavia, Dutch East Indies 1875, decommissioned 8 December 1883, towed half January 1884 towards the roads of Surabaya, Dutch East Indies, sold on an auction for ƒ 20.600,00 to the Arab Sai Agil bin Hijdroes to be broken up in the morning of 15th March 1884, dimensions 63,5 x 15,7 x 6,7 metres, displacement 3.300 tons, horsepower 400 hp, speed 8 miles, a crew numbering 500 men and an armament of 4 (as guard ship 1-15cm, 3-12cm guns)-51 guns (consisting of 1 long 60pd gun, 30-long 30pd guns, 12-20” grenade guns and 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.