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Monday 11 November 2019

Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Sperwer departed Netherlands towards Surinam according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 23 May 1857

An item reported the departure from Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands by the Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Sperwer captain lieutenant J.C. Baar towards Surinam.(1)

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1. Brig 1st class, laid down at the navy yard at Vlisingen, Netherlands on 13 May 1840, launched on 9 May 1845, dry docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 13-18 April 1849, 10-18 June 1852, 25 February-4 March 1857, 1-4 June 1860 and 13-16 October 1868, stricken 1873, displacement of 546 tons and as dimensions 31,50 x 9,50 x 4,50 metres, an armament of 18 guns and a crew of 100 men.