Dutch navy transport Zr.Ms. Merwede destined towards the West Indies for a cargo of timber according to the Dutch newspaper Vlissingse Courant dated 2 January 1840

An item dated Flushing 1 January reported that the Dutch navy transport Zr.Ms. Merwede (1) was ordered to depart to the West Indies to inspect there the stored timber and come back with a cargo of it. The under constructor H. Buys was to appointed to go with her.(2)

Notes

1. On stocks at Dordrecht, Netherlands 1835, launched 1838, last mentioned 1859, dimensions 33,70m x 9,14m x 3,80m, 8 guns. The Vlissingse Courant dated Tuesday 4 August 1835 reported that she on Tuesday evening with success at the shipyard of Jan Schouten at Dordrecht was launched.

2. In the magazine Verhandelingen en berigten betrekkelijk het zeewezen en de Zeevaartkunde, vol 2, published by Jhr. G.A. Tindal and Jacob Swart at Amsterdam in 1841, is on page 128 and further a report published written by the under constructors H. Buys and P.F. Jansen send in 1839 to the government timber plantation Andrese located at the Coppename river in Surinam. The report is dealing with the condition of the forests and which wood species were available. Both men arrived at Paramaribo on 19 January 1839 with the Dutch transport Zr.Ms. Dordrecht to choose a cargo of timber and which to be transported by the Merwede. On 5 April they went on board of the Merwede for the homeward bound voyage.