Dutch merchant bark ship Canton launched at Capelle op den IJsel, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspaper Zierikzeesche Courant dated Friday 15 May 1846

At Capelle op den IJssel, Netherlands was on 11 May the bark ship Canton of more as 250 lasten launched destined for the Dutch East Indies trade shipping. Immediately after was the keel laid down of a similar ship called Macao for the same destination.