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Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Dutch frigate Zr. Ms. Prins van Oranje arrived in England coming from Curacao according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated Saturday 28 September 1850

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An item reported the arrival on the Sunday before of the Dutch frigate Zr. Ms. Prins van Oranje captain J.F.D. Bouricius at Portsmouth, England coming from Curacao.(1)

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1. Ex-Waal, frigate 1st class, call sign GQSB, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans Jz.August 1828, launched 16 May 1840, renamed Prins van Oranje 1844, later guard ship, sold to be broken up 1897, dimensions 54 (load line) x 14 (inner hull) x 5,8-6,3 (aft) x 7,13 (hold below upper deck) metres, 2.481-2.485 tons displacement, 60 (peace:30-30pd guns, 30-30pd carronades, 2-12pd guns))-70 (war) guns and a sail area of 2.170m2.