Translate

Saturday 22 August 2020

Dutch corvette Prins Maurits der Nederlanden preparing at Batavia, Dutch East Indies for homeward bound voyage according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated Saturday 12 August 1865

An item reported that the Dutch corvette Prins Maurits der Nederland (1) captain lieutenant C.L.J. d’Hamecourt returned in the roads of Batavia, Dutch East Indies from the navy establishment at Onrust, Dutch East Indies and was now being fitted out for the voyage back to the Netherlands.

Note
1. Ex-Atalante, ‘kuil’corvette, call sign GQRV, laid down at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands 9 June 1842 by P.A. Bruijn, launched 21 July 1849, renamed Prins Maurits der Nederlanden 1850, guard ship 1869-1870 Vlissingen and at Amsterdam, Netherlands 1877, decommissioned 1 October 1904, stricken 1905, sold an a public auction 11.00 o’clock for ƒ 16.788 to M.S. Springers at Amsterdam, Netherlands Thursday 10th January1907, sold within some days to a group of persons at Den Helder, Netherlands to break her up, 776 tons displacement, dimensions 36,50 x 10,30 x 4,80 metres, 18 (1869:medium 30pd)-26 guns and a crew of 200 men (1-10-1877).