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Monday 11 August 2014

Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Merkuur departed Willemstad, Curacao towards Jamaica according to the Dutch newspaper De Curacaosche courant dated 24 June 1826

An item reported the departure from Willemstad, Curacao on Sunday 18th of the Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Merkuur commanded by lieutenant 1st class Tam towards Jamaica.(1)

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1. Mercuur or Merkuur, brig, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 15 January 1817, launched 18 July 1818, docked and coppered at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 9-16 November, off Curacao hit by lightning and burned 1822 and an armament of 18 guns.