An item dated Middelburg, Netherlands the 5th reported that a proposal was sent to the crown to commission on 10th December the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Castor (1), the schooner Zr.Ms. Windhond and the brig Zr.Ms. Arend. The Castor captain Song[h] en was bound for the Dutch West Indies, the Windhond (2) lieutenant 1st class Vrucht and the Arend lieutenant 1st class ‘t Hooft both for the Dutch East Indies.
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1. Songen or Songhen was until then 1st officer on board of the frigate Zr.Ms. Sambre. ’Kuil’corvette, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1830 by P. Schuijt jr., launched 1835, training battery 1849, stricken as an training battery at Willemsoord, Netherlands 1866, public tenders on 30 May 11.00 o’clock at Willemsoord asked for breaking her up, dimensions 36,50 (between perpendiculars) x 10,0 (inner hull) x 4,25 (fore)-4,82 (aft) x 5,39 (depth below main deck), 775 tons displacement and an armament of 28 guns (20-12pd guns or 20-30pd carronades, 8-12pd carronades and 2-6pd guns.
2. Brigantine, laid down at the navy yard of Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer 7 June 1826, launched in 1828, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 26-27 July 1832 and 10 October-2 December 1840, during docking in 1840 rerigged as schooner brig and armament changed in 1-30pd gun on pivot and 4 long 6pd guns, guard ship at Surabaya, Dutch east Indies 1849, decommissioned 1 July 1850, sold being useless, served also in the Dutch East Indies, dimensions 26,5 x 7,5 x 3,8 (hold) metres and an armament of 8-12 guns.
3. On stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans 1833, launched 14 January 1839, accommodation ship 1855, stricken 1861, dimensions 26,5 (loadline) x 8,2 (inner hull) x ,2 (fore)-42 (aft) x 426 (hold below maindeck), a displacement of 352 tons and an armament of 14 guns (18-30 pd carronades and 2-6pd guns).
