The Lost Boats of SS Koning der Nederlanden (1881)

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://web.archive.org/web/20060924001949/http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=1200 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://books.google.com/books?id=erg_AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA145&lpg=PA145&dq=koning+der+nederlanden+sinking+1881&source=bl&ots=cXqIzJZ0qw&sig=ACfU3U0JHtw6UmhkAP11roeAfF5TCqQV8A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwis4Y_xkc3_AhUgmIkEHaw2Buw4ChDoAXoECAIQAw#v=onepage&q=koning%20der%20nederlanden%20sinking%201881&f=false 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://books.google.com/books?id=ZIy8EAAAQBAJ&pg=PA130&dq=KONING+DER+NEDERLANDEN+Ship+1881&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZ8vDButj_AhU2lmoFHfbYBz0Q6AF6BAgJEAI#v=onepage&q=KONING%20DER%20NEDERLANDEN%20Ship%201881&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=AOATAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA54&dq=KONING+DER+NEDERLANDEN+Ship+1881&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZ8vDButj_AhU2lmoFHfbYBz0Q6AF6BAgCEAI#v=onepage&q=KONING%20DER%20NEDERLANDEN%20Ship%201881&f=false https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/47091128?searchTerm=koning%20der%20nederlanden https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singdailytimes18820216-1.2.6.2.3?ST=1&AT=filter&K=koning%20der%20nederlanden&KA=koning%20der%20nederlanden&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1882&QT=koning,der,nederlanden&oref=article https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/stoverland18811210-1.2.8.6?ST=1&AT=filter&K=koning%20der%20nederlanden&KA=koning%20der%20nederlanden&DF=&DT=&Display=0&AO=false&NPT=&L=&CTA=&NID=&CT=&WC=&YR=1881&QT=koning,der,nederlanden&oref=article