An item reported the death after a sickbed of just nine hours on 23rd May of captain lieutenant C.D. Fehrman 1st officer of the Dutch frigate Zr.Ms. Rotterdam stationed in the waters of Riouw, Dutch East Indies.(1) His death was caused by a cholera epidemic on board of the frigate killing between 11 and 19 May Fehrman and another 13 men. The authorities of Riouw immediately placed a locality on the island Bassing for to be used as a hospital for the sick crew. According to the last received tidings were still 68 men nursed. The Dutch schooner Zr.Ms. Pylades was sent to Singapore to buy there the necessary medicines which were not available at Riouw.(2)
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1. Frigate 2nd class, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands December 1821 by P. Glavimans Jz, launched 8 June 1826, razeed as a 38 guns frigate 1838, stricken 1862, dimensions 46,21 (loadline) x 11,91 (inner hull) x 5,17 (fore)-5,74 (aft) x 6,41 (depth below maindeck) metres, a displacement of 1.422 Dutch tons and an armament of 38-44-52 (30 short 30pd, 20-30 pd, 2-8pd) guns.
2. Survey vessel, brigantine. bought in Dutch East Indies, mentioned 1846-1848, dimensions 45,00 x 8,55 x 2,70 metres and an armament of 4 guns.
