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Monday, 9 June 2014

Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Amphitrite on the roads of Vlissingen, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 7 October 1830

An item dated Vlissingen, Netherlands the 3rd reported that the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Amphitrite captain L. Machielsen left the Dokhaven towards the roads.

Note
1. Flush-decked corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer 1827, launched 22 June 1830, reduced to 20-gun ‘kuil’-corvette 1837, stricken >1851-1852<, with as dimensions 39 (between perpendiculars) x 10,5 (inner hull) x 4,10 (fore)-4,70 9aft) x 5,37 (hold below deck) metres and a displacement of <850 tons. The armament consisted of 18 short 30pd guns and 2-12pd guns after 1837.