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Meanwhile, 1.500 miles away on the northern tip of the even huger Island of Sumatra, Her Majesty's biggest battleship, the 16-knot De Zeven Provincien, mounting two 11-in. and four 5.9-in. Krupp guns, cast anchor in Oleleh Harbor. Smacking their lips at the prospect of lavish Dutch planter hospitality. Commander Eikenboom and his ranking officers went amiably ashore...
When they tried shortly after 2 a. m. to return to the De Zeven Provincien she had vanished. In an open boat one of her junior officers rowed ashore, told how the native crew had mutinied, put all junior officers except himself in irons and steamed full speed out into the Indian Ocean...
Knowing well that the De Zeven Provincien could blow him out of water. Commander Eikenboom started chasing her in a small steamer. Sounding a general radio alarm, he roused Vice Admiral Osten and Netherlands India's entire fleet to pursue the De Zeven Provincien. Twenty-four hours later she was located, making a misguided dash for Java's Navy Yard, apparently in an effort to rescue the 400 imprisoned mutineers...