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Sunday, 3 August 2014

Danish brig Mercurius departed Willemstad, Curacao towards St. Croix according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 25 September 1852

An item reported the departure from Willemstad, Curacao on Wednesday morning 22nd of the Danish brig Mercurius (1) captain lieutenant T. Paludan towards St. Croix.(2)

Notes
1. Armed with 12-18pdrs, dimensions 96’5” (prow) x 25’3’ x 12’5”, keel laid down at Copenhagen 29 March 1836 and launched 16 August 1837.
2. Danish colony sold on 12 December 1916 to the USA and nowadays part of the United States Virgin Islands.