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Wednesday 15 October 2014

Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Juno forced to return to Den Helder, Netherlands due to contray winds according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 11 December 1841

An item reported that the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Juno captain lieutenant A. Klein which left on the 3rd Den Helder, Netherlands towards Surinam was forced to return the next day due to contrary winds.(1)

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1. Corvette 1st class , on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans 20 June 1833, launched 14 May 1839, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 29 March-17 April 1841, part of the Indies Military Navy since1 January 1868, guard ship at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies 18 September 1867-25 January 1870, sold at Surubaya on a public auction to the native Aridin for ƒ 16.700,00 on 2 July, dimensions 39,50 x 10,70 x 5,3 metres, 932 tons displacement, 22 (1869: 14 medium 30pd guns)-32 guns and a crew numbering 120 (1869) men.