'' Noordbrabant '' began a journey from Surabaya to San Francisco on 28 August 1909 . The trip was made for the first time without using her sails . Coal was replenished at Manado , the Marshall Islands and Hawaii . On 12 October '' Noordbrabant '' arrived in San Francisco where the crew participated in the Portola feasts in commemoration of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
HNLMS Noordbrabant (1899)