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Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Strength of the Neapolitan navy according to the Dutch newspaper Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche Courant dated 29 December 1857

According to an official tiding consisted the Neapolitan navy of 115 sailing and steam ships including 2-84 gun ships, 2-60 frigates, 3-44 gun frigates, 1-32 gun corvette, 11 steam frigates and further more smaller vessels. The navy was during the last 20 years considerable increased.