An item reported that the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Nehalennia (1) and the brig Zr.Ms. Panter (2) left on 4 May the roads of Batavia, Dutch East Indies, the first towards Riouw, Dutch East Indies to replace the Zr.Ms. corvette Hippomenes (3), the latter towards the East coast of Borneo, Dutch East Indies. The Dutch brig Zr.Ms. Postillon (4) lieutenant 1st class J. Schröder which arrived at Batavia coming from Riouw departed towards the island Onrust, Dutch East Indies for repairs. The Dutch Zr.Ms. steamship Phoenix lieutenant 1st class J.W. Stoll arrived on 13 June at Batavia returning from the West coast of Sumatra, Dutch East Indies departed some days later to Surabaya for repairs of the paddle wheels. In the same month was the at Rembang built Dutch steamship Koningin der Nederlanden commissioned while the Dutch steamship Baron van der Capellen was sold to the king of Siam.
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1. ‘Kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands, Netherlands 18/28 December 1824 door C. Soetermeer, launched 22 September 1827, guard ship 1847, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 4-6 July 1838 and 29 November 1841-11 May 1843 when decided was not to repair but prepare her for a voyage to the Dutch East Indies, to serve there for some time and then to be used as guard ship, guard ship 1847, sold on a public auction at Surabaya. Dutch East Indies where she was lying in the basin at the navy establishment on Saturday 22 November 1856, dimensions 36,50m x 10,30m x ?, 776 tons displacement and an armament of 28 guns.
2. Brig 1st class Panter/Panther, laid down at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer, on 24 June 1823, launched on 8 April 1826, dry docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 9 May-11 July 1837, sold on public auction at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies on Saturday 3 May 1845, dimensions 31,5 x 9,3 x 4,5 (depth of hold) metres and an armament 18 guns.
3. ‘Kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands by P. Schuijt jr. 1826, launched Thursday 22 April 1830, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 15-16 September 1837, accommodation at Amsterdam 1841, floating barracks ship for the 1st company of marines at Amsterdam 1844, condemned and sold on a public auction at he navy yard at Amsterdam to be broken up on 31 May 1854, dimensions 36,50 (between perpendiculars) x 10,0 (inner hull) x 4,25 (fore)-4,82 (aft) x 5,39 (depth below main deck) metres, 775 tons displacement and an armament of 28 guns (20-12pd guns/20-30pd carronades, 8-12pd carronades and 6-6pd guns).
4. Laid down at the navy yard of Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimanss Jz. 1830, launched on 6 April 1833, sold 1850, dimensions 26,5 (load line) x 8,2 (inner hull) x 3,2 (fore)-3,2 (aft) x 4,26 (hold below upperdeck), displacement 352 tons and an armament of 14 guns (12-12pd carronades, 2-6pd guns).
5. Paddle steamship, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 1834 by P. Glavimans, launched 1836, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 28-29 August 1838, departed 3 October 1838 to the Dutch East Indies as a sail ship with her Morgan paddle wheels removed, arrived at Batavia on 5 February 1839 and at Surabaya were her paddle wheels again assembled, lenghtened 1845-1847, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis 28 March-8 June 1854, stricken and broken up in the Dutch East Indies in 1863, dimensions 39,00m x 8,40m x ?, draught 4,00m, 7 guns, 120 ph horsepower delivered by engines manufactured by Paul van Vlissingen, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
6. See for instance on this weblog the note The Dutch steamship van der Capellen (1825) served in Dutch naval service and finally or in the navy of Siam [Thailand] or that of Cochin China in 1840.
