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Monday 9 October 2017

Dutch screw steam corvette Zr. Ms. Medusa 1852-1865

Anchored, painted by H. Veltman

Under sail, painted H. Veltman

Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, Netherlands. Original link

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.