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Sunday, 5 July 2020

Dutch warships at Vlissingen, Netherlands according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 5 June 1841

Frigate Zr.Ms. Palembang

Corvette Zr.Ms. Juno

Paddle steamship Zr.Ms. Cerberus

According to tidings from Middelburg, Netherlands dated 2 June arrived that morning the Dutch prince Hendrik with the royal steam yacht De Leeuw (1) at Vlissinen, Netherland and the yacht returned immediately via inland water. The day before arrived the frigate Zr.Ms. Palembang (2) captain lieutenant H. Rietveld and Zr.Ms. corvette Juno (3) captain lieutenant A. Klein towed by the Zr. Ms. steamship Cerberus (4) lieutenant 1st class. The Cerberus continued her voyage 2 June.

Notes
1. Paddle steam yacht, used as royal yacht, laid down at at Rotterdam, Netherlands in 1826, launched in 1827, regular dry docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands, lenghtened in 1842, since 1882 training ship and broken up in 1893. Dimensions 37,00 x 5,70 x 3,14 metres,  810 tons displacement. And 50 ihp horsepower.
2. 2nd Class frigate, on stocks at navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands by P. Schuijt jr. in February 1822, launched on 28 April 1829, while lying in the roads off Batavia sold on Monday 2 November 1863 at 10.00 o’clock to be broken up, served also in the Dutch East Indies, dimensions 46,21 (load line) x 11,91 (inner hull) x 5,17 (fore)-5,74 (aft) x 6,41 (hold below main deck), displacement 1.422 tons, an armament of 32-44 guns (30 short 30pd guns, 20-30pd guns, 2-8pd guns) and crew numbering 393 men
3. Corvette 1st class, call sign GQLJ, on stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands by P. Glavimans Jz. on 20 June 1833, launched 14 May 1839, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 29 March-17 April 1841, part of the Indies Military Navy since1 January 1868, guard ship at Surabaya, Dutch East Indies 18 September 1867-25 January 1870, sold at Surabaya on a public auction to the native Aridin for ƒ 16.700,00 on 2 July 1870, dimensions 39,50 (loadline) x 10,50 (inner hull) x 4,4 (fore)-5,0 9aft) x 5,6 (hold below maindeck) metres, 929 tons displacement, 22 (1869: 14 medium 30pd guns)-32 (24-12pd guns, 8-30pd carronades, 4-8pd guns) guns and a crew numbering 120 (1869) men
4.  Paddle steamship, on stocks at the navy yard at Vlissingen, Netherlands by C. Soetermeer on 28 February 1834, launched on 28 May 1836, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 24-30 January 1839, 25-26 March 1841, 6-12 February 1844, 26-31 July 1851, 4-11 November 1863 and 5-31 December 1856, coal hulk in 1857, broken up in 1863, dimensions 45,30 x 8,20 x 3,40 metres, 810 tons displacement, 8 guns (decision dated 17 April 1837 no. 51 fore 1-60pd grenade gun, aft 1-80pd gun and 170 hp horsepower.