History
Steam warship, later paddle steamer. Laid down in Surabaya in 1848 and launched in 1849. Built of wood. Engine power: 25 HP and sail power. Entered service on August 16, 1849.
The Tjipanas was originally built for the Royal Netherlands Navy, but was not suitable for it. In 1852, it was transferred to the so-called Civil Service, later the Government Navy. The Tjipanas was the first steamship of this service.
Bandjermasin Uprising
In early 1859, an uprising broke out in the residency of Bandjermasin that threatened both Dutch authority and the production of coal mining, which had started relatively recently in a number of mines there. Together with a number of other ships (De Onrust, Zr Ms Celebes, Montrado, and Ardjoeno), the Tjipanas patrolled rivers in Bandjermasin to secure coal shipments and carry out attacks on groups of insurgents.
An operation was carried out on July 27, 1859, together with the steamship Celebes, to destroy three reinforced rafts (floating Bentengs) with low roofs equipped with loopholes under construction in the Kapuas River. The rebellious Pangeran Antasari had erected a Benteng upstream of the Dutch post Pulau Petak. The Tjiipanas led the way and discovered the Benteng. After the arrival of the much larger Celebes, fire was opened and the Benteng was destroyed. One of the rafts was carried away.¹
A month later, Tjipanas sank due to an accident:
The steam advisory vessel Tjipanas sank in the Kapuas River as a result of the steam boiler bursting at Poelo Kanamit. All those on board were rescued by the crew of the nearby steamship Montrado. The engineer and three stokers of the Tjipanas sustained burns in this disaster, from which one of the latter died. ²
The ship sank at the scene.
Description
References
- Willem Adriaan van Rees
De Bandjermasinsche krijg van 1859-1863 - delpher.nl
Bataviaasch handelsblad (30-11-1859) - Hokke, C. (1950)
Opkomst en ondergang van onze gouvernements marine