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Wednesday 30 July 2014

Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Hippomenes and brig Zr.Ms. Pelikaan expected from the Mediterranean according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 15 April 1837

An item reported that on short time the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Hippomenes (1)captain lieutenant Moll and the aviso brig Zr.Ms. Pelikaan lieutenant 1st class Rengers were expected to return from the Mediterranean.

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1. ‘Kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands by P. Schuijt jr. 1826, launched Thursday 22 April 1830, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 15-16 September 1837, accommodation at Amsterdam 1841, floating barracks ship for the 1st company of marines at Amsterdam 1844, condemned and sold on a public auction at he navy yard at Amsterdam to be broken up on 31 May 1854, dimensions 36,50 (between perpendiculars) x 10,0 (inner hull) x 4,25 (fore)-4,82 (aft) x 5,39 (depth below main deck) metres, 775 tons displacement and an armament of 28 guns (20-12pd guns/20-30pd carronades, 8-12pd carronades and 6-6pd guns).
2. Pelikaan also called Pellikaan, Department Amsterdam, building ordered 15 January 1819, on stocks at navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands August 1819 by P. Schuijt jr., 11 January 1820 ordered to be completed, launched 15 June 1821, coppered 1821, order 11 February 1822 to be completed in 1822, commissioned 1 March 1823, condemned 1844,sold at Paramaribo, Surinam for ƒ 1.000, 00 to be broken up 11 June 1845,displacement 191 tons, dimensions 22,6 (load line) x 7,1 (inner hull) x 2,7 (fore)-3,4 (aft) X 3,6 (below maindeck) metres and an armament of 8 guns consisting of 6-12pd carronades and 2-6pd guns.