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Sunday, 3 August 2014

Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Komeet arrived at Willemstad, Curacao coming from Venezuela according to the Dutch newspaper Curacaosche courant dated 30 December 1820

An item reported the arrival at Willemstad, Curacao on last Wednesday at Willemstad, Curacao of the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Komeet captain Blom coming via Puerto Cabello from La Guayra, Venezuela, (1)

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1. Komeet, also called Comeet, ‘kuil’corvette, Department Rotterdam, on stocks at navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans Jz. in February or on 4 March 1817, launched 28 November 1818, docked and coppered at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 22 May-7 June 1819, served also in the Dutch West and East Indies, nearly captured at Antwerp, Belgium when a sudden wind pushed her to the quay 19 December 1831, condemned, auction at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands on at 12.45 o’clock Thursday 22 September 1836, dimensions 130 x 34 1/11 x 17 8/11 (hold) feet  and an armament of 28 guns.