“On the 19th of January the steamer Earl Canning, one of four new steamships destined to increase the number of the NISN Company’s fleet, arrived at Batavia and is said to be the finest and largest of that company’s vessels. During the voyage out from Liverpool, she had, owing to violent storms, to run into Gibraltar to repair, which delayed her arrival at her destination. Her name is to be changed to that of Lieutenant General Kroesen.” The Brisbane Telegraph April 28th, 1873.
Ship Name: Lieutenant-General Kroesen
Ship Built: Unknown, Went Into Service 1873
Tonnage: 967
Nationality: Netherlands
Ship Type: Iron Hull Screw Steamer
Year Wrecked: 1876
Reason for Wreck: Uncharted Rock
Location Wrecked: Strait of Sunda
Lives Lost: 145
Sources:
https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/stoverland18760722-1.2.10
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/92253947?searchTerm=kroesen
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/5901391?searchTerm=kroesen%20dutch%20ship
https://newspaperarchive.com/london-and-china-telegraph-aug-28-1876-p-5/
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169488846?searchTerm=GENERAL%20KROESEN
