On October 27th, 1881 Droogleever Fortuyn, First Officer of the Koning der Nedernlanden, sat down to write a report to the owners of the ship that he had been recently in command of. “Gentlemen, the Telegram from Aden has acquainted you with the lamentable accident which resulted in the loss of the good ship Koning der Nederlanden, and now I hasten to relate some details of the catastrophe. His letter would eventually be published in newspapers around the world.
Ship Name: Koning der Nederlanden
Ship Nationality: Netherlands
Built: 1872
Tonnage: 3063
Year Wrecked” 1881
Location Wrecked: Indian Ocean
Reason for Wreck: Mechanical Failure
Lives Lost: 121
Sources:
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/201036560?searchTerm=koning%20der%20nederlanden
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/11523610?searchTerm=koning%20der%20nederlanden
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3042449/3042452/20/ss%20koning%20der%20nederlanden
https://newspapers.library.wales/view/3025730/3025732/7/ss%20koning%20der%20nederlanden
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47091128?searchTerm=koning%20der%20nederlanden