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Thursday 26 May 2016

Dutch screw steam corvette Zr. Ms. Medusa arrived at Nieuwediep, Netherlands coming from Vlissingen, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated Tuesday 28 August 1855

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An item reported the arrival on the 23rd in the roads of Nieuwediep, Netherlands of the steam corvette Zr. Ms. Medusa captain H.J. van Maldeghem coming from Vlissingen, Netherlands. Since the improvements performed she well during the voyage.(1)

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1. Laid down at the navy yard of Amsterdam, Netherlands by A.E. Tromp on 25 November 1852, launched on 22 June 1854, departed from the shipyard on 23 November 1854, decommissioned 1 May 1865, converted with small costs into an accommodation ship to serve at the naval establishment at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies ,displacement 1.241 tons and as dimensions 51,50 x 11,14 x 5,00 metres, horsepower of 150 hp, an armament of 19 guns and a crew numbering 240 men.