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Thursday 28 July 2016

Dutch screw steamship 4th class Madura in 1880 according to the Colonial Account [Dutch East Indies] over 1881

Iron built with wood planked, launched in 1880, draught 3,5 metres, armament of 4 guns, horsepower 90 nhp, maximum speed during a watch of 4 hours 6-7 geographic miles and a tonnage of 323 tons. Crew numbered on 31 December 1880 83 Europeans (should be 74)  and 15 natives (should be 24). Arrived on 29 October 1880 at Batavia, Dutch East Indies coming from the Netherlands and at the end of the year stationed at Atjeh. Undergone repairs at Onrust, Dutch East Indies between November-December 1880 and departed on 1 January 1891 towards the station Northern Sumatra to replace the Amboina.(1)

Note 
1. On stocks 13 June 1879, launched on 21 March 1880, departed the shipyard on 29 June 1880, commissioned on 1 July 1880.

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.