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Thursday, 13 October 2011

Building of the Dutch merchant ships Gertrude, Java Packet and De Twee Anthony’s at Rotterdam according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 31 July 1840

Rotterdam, 29 July. Yesterday was at the shipyard Rotterdams Welvaren the frigate ship Gertrude launched for account of A. van Hoboken en Zonen, large 600 lasten, master A. Schaap and the keel laid down for the frigate de Twee Anthony’s, large 500 lasten.

Today was in the afternoon the bark ship Java Packet of 500 tons launched at the yard St. Joris by De Jong, Kortelandt en Anthony for account of C. en A. Vlierboom.