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Thursday, 29 September 2011

Dutch warships Venus and Triton according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 28 May 1838

The Hague, 27 May. In the afternoon of 25 May is at the navy yard at Rotterdam with success the Zr.Ms. 18-gun brig Venus launched.
According to tidings at Amsterdam received from Cape of Good Hope dated 28 February arrived some days earlier there the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Triton captain lieutenant Edeling destined towards the Dutch East Indies. Everything was well on board.