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Sunday 10 August 2014

Danish screw steam frigate Jylland visited Willemstad, Curacao according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 30 January 1875

An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao of the Danish steam warship Jylland (1) commanded by Schönheider arriving on the 9th at St. Thomas (2) after patrolling leaving the 11th again for a patrol voyage.(1)

Notes
1. On stocks at the navy yard at Copenhagen, Denmark 11 June 1856, launched 20 November 1860, commissioned May 1862, decommissioned on 14 May 1908, displacement 2.450 tons. dimensions 204'4" (prow) x 42 x 19‘(draught)) or 71,0 x 13,5 x 6,0 metres, an original armament of 44-30 pd guns, since 1864 32-30pd guns, 8-18pd rifled guns and 4-12pd rifled guns and finally 20-6” muzzle loaders, 6-5” breech loaders, 6 revolver guns, 1-3,7cm breech loader and 1 machine guns, speed 9-11 knots and a crew numbering >405-437< men.
2. The island Sankt Thomas was than a Danish colony nowadays part  of the United States Virgin islands.