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Monday, 10 June 2019

Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Proserpina decommissioned at Vlissingen, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 23 January 1836

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands. Source

An item reported that the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Proserpina (1) on the 31st was to be decommissioned. Her commanding officer captain H.W. van Maren and the etat major became non-active. Her sailors were as far as needed divided over the other warships.

Note
1. Bomb corvette, Department Rotterdam, on stocks at navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P.Glavimans Jz.20 May 1818, launched 11 October 1821, coppered in 1821, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 18-23 August 1824 to extend the copper, docked again at Hellevoetsluis since 25 November 1828for repairs, stricken 1835, sold 1836 and became a whaler, dimensions 36,23 (loadline) x 10,06 (inner hull) x ,25 (fore)-4,81 (aft) x 5,25 (depth below maindeck) and an armament of 2-29”mortars, 20-12pd carronades, 2-6pd guns. If these corvettes were not fitted out with mortars consisted the armament of 20-30pd carronades and 2-6pd guns.