An announcement reported that the brokers T. Beth Ysbrandsz, J.G. Terwen, J. Frenie and H. Beth Tammesz intended to sell on an auction on Monday 6 November in the Nieuwezyds Heeren Logement at Amsterdam an extra ordinary well sailing fluytship De Vrouw Catharina Margareta, commandeur Pieter Vermeulen, in 1765 newly fitted out, with dimensions 115¼’x 30’3” x 12½’, height verdeck 6’7”x and height steering platform 9’ and all the whale catchers tools property of the commandeur.