Dutch frigate Zr. Ms. Prins van Oranje still lying at Plymouth, England according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 4 October 1851

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An item reported that the Dutch frigate Zr. Ms. Prins van Oranje still was lying at Plymouth, England. Her etat major visited in the meantime the dock, the barracks of the royal marines and other public buildings en were very content with the hospitality.(1)

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1. Former Waal, frigate 1st class, call sign GQSB, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans Jz. In August 1828, launched on 16 May 1840, renamed Prins van Oranje in 1844, later guard ship, sold on a public auction at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands at 12.30 o’clock on Thursday 6 Augustus 1896, sold to Mr. M.S. Sprenger, Amsterdam, Netherlands for ƒ 12.263,63, 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.