Dutch frigate Zr. Ms. Prins van Oranje threatened by burning tar pontoon according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated Thursday 11 October 1855

Model Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands. Original url 

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An item reported that on last Monday around 12.00 o’clock in the tar pontoon lying in the Marinehaven off the dry dock at Vlissingen, Netherlands fire broke out on that she moment men on board were heating tar. Due to the heavy burning of the tar and a raising wind became the situation dangerous also for the Dutch frigate Zr. Ms. Prins van Oranje (1) lying in the dry dock. A fire engine of the navy yard, one of the municipality and crewmembers armed with extinguishing media coming from the guard ship Zr. Ms. Sambre (2) managed to extinguish the fire before it would be unmanageable.

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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.
2. Former Algiers, frigate 2nd class, call sign GQTL, building ordered by decision nr. 16 on 15 April 1816, on stocks at navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands in June 1818, launched on 27 August 1821, coppered 1821, commissioned by decision no. 30 of 18 February 1822, renamed Sambre by decision no. 100 dated 5 April 1828, razeed as 28 guns frigate on 1836, guard ship at Willemsoord, Netherlands since 1 May 1850, guard ship at Vlissingen 1851-1 November 1866, stricken in 1867, broken at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherland the same year 1461 tons displacement, dimensions 163 x 42 x 22 27/11 feet, an armament of 44 guns and a crew numbering 300 men.
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