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Tuesday 21 April 2020

Dutch transport Zr.Ms. Prins Willem Frederik Hendrik Departed Curacao towards the Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 21 June 1851

An item reported the departure from Willemstad, Curacao on Saturday the 14h of the Dutch transport Zr.Ms. Prins Willem Frederik Hendrik lieutenant 1st class B.G. Escher towards Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands. On board were 1 sergeant, 2 corporals and 67 soldiers for the garrison of the colony.(1)

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1. Launched at the shipyard of the Commercie Compagnie at Middelburg, Netherlands by F. Haverkamp on 10 September 1832, bought 1832, docked at the navy yard of Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 20-25 November 1835, 24 October 1838-15 January 1839, 10-11 August 1840, 14-16 November 1843, 24-26 July 1844, 29 May-18 June 1845, 22-25 June 1847, 14 September-25 October 1849, 12-15 August 1851 and 20 September-14 October 1852, returning with damage from the Dutch East Indies condemned and sold lying in the Simonsbay, South Africa 1857, dimensions 33,70 x 9,14 x 3,80 metres and an armament of 8 guns.