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Tuesday 25 November 2014

Dutch warships Zr.Ms. Boreas, Zephir and Circe active around Troemon, Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 1 March 1842

Model Rijksmuseun, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Original link

An item reported that the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Boreas (1) and the schooners Zephir  and Circe (2) departed towards Troemon, Dutch East Indies after tidings that inhabitants of Atsjin with bad intents were located near Singkel, Dutch East Indies. At Troemon was the Dutch East Indies bark ship Sumatra found which was there loading her cargo.

Notes
1. ‘Kuil’corvette later called a corvette 1st class, on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands 1828 by C. Soetermeer, launched on 22 March 1833, sold in the Dutch East Indies in 1857, displacement 776 tons, dimensions 36,5 (between perpendiculars) x 10,0 (inner hull) x 4,25 (fore)-4,82 (aft) x 5,39 (depth below maindeck) metres and an armament of 28 guns:20-12pd guns of 20-30pd carronades, 8-12pd carronades and 2-6pd guns.
2. On stocks at Bantjar or by Waller. Lassem/Rembang, Dutch East Indies 1822 for the Colonial Navy, launched 1825, stricken 1850, sold for ƒ 6.000 in 1851 and an armament of 14 guns.