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Thursday 28 August 2014

The strength of the Royal Netherlands Navy according to the Dutch newspaper Vlissingse Courant dated 7 April 1838

An item reported that the Royal Netherlands Navy consisted op 1 April of the next ships and vessels: 2-84 gun (Zeeuw, Neptunus), 6-74 (Waterloo, Kortenaar, Jupiter, Tromp, De Ruyter and Piet Hein, 1-64 (Zeeland), 2-60 (Waal, Doggersbank), 1-54 (Rijn, 14-44 (Diana, Amstel, Schelde, Sambre, Maas, Bellona, Rotterdam, Palembang, Jason, Zaan, Ceres, IJssel, Lek, Holland), 5-32 (Euridice, Kena Hasselaar, Maria Reigersbergen, Juno and Argo), 11-28 (Rupel, razed frigate Algiers, razed frigate Dolfyn, Pollux, Triton, Atalante, Nehallennia, Hippomenes, Ajax, Boreas and Castor), 2-20 (Eendraft en razeed corvette Amphitrite), 10-18 (Kemphaan, Valk, Panter, Echo, Pegasus, Meermin, Merkuur, Venus, Koerier and Zwaluw), 4-14 (Vliegende Visch, Postillon, Snelheid and Arend), 1-12 (Windhond), 3-8 (Gier, Pellikaan and Brak), 12-gun training vessel (Urania), 1-8 gun steamship (Cerberus), 3-7 gun steamships (Curacao, Phoenix and Etna), 3 transports (Dordrecht, Merwede and Prins Willem Frederik Hendrik), 10 gaff gunboats armed with 1 mortar and 3 guns of which 5 were in service, 33 gaff gunboats large model of 5 guns of which 14 were in service, 46 gaff gunboats small model of 3 guns of which 21 were in service and 15 row gunboats of 2 guns.

In actual service were 5-44 (Diana, Amstel, Maas, Bellona and Zaan), 2-32 (Euridice and Kenau Hasselaar), 8-28 (Rupel, Algiers, Triton, Atalante, Hippomenes, Ajax, Boreas and Castor), 1-20 (Amphitrite), 4-18 (Kemphaan, Valk, Pegasus and Merkuur), 1-14 (Snelheid), 1-12 (Windhond), the training vessel, the 3-7 guns steamships, 3 transports and the gunboats as above reported.

Further more were several ships being built: 3-74 (Tromp, De Ruyter and Piet Hein), 2-60 (Waal and Doggersbank), 2-32 (Juno and Argo), 3-18 (Venus, Koerier and Zwaluw), 1-14 (Arend) and 1 steamship (Etna).