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Saturday 8 February 2020

British corvette HMS Arachne visited Willemstad, Curacao according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 8 August 1829

An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao on Wednesday the 5th of the British corvette HMS Arachne captain Smith coming from Barbados. She departed on Thursday 6th towards Jamaica(1)

Note
1. Brig-sloop of the Cruizer-class, launched at the shipyard of Hills, Sandwich 18 February 1809, sold in January 1837 with an armament of 18 guns (16-32 pd carronades, 2-6pd guns).