Dutch bark Cornelis Smit launched at Alblasserdam according to the Dutch newspaper Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated Wednesday 30 April 1851

An item dated The Hague 29 April reported that the 26th with success the bark ship Cornelis Smit of around 400 lasten was launched at the shipyard of Gebroeders J. en K. Smit at Kinderdijk for M. Lelsz at Alblasserdam with as captain D.O. van der Wal.(1)

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1. Lijst van de Nederlandsche Oorlogs- en Koopvaardijschepen met hunne onderscheidingsseinen, uit het Internationaal Seinboek ten dienste van alle Natiën. Rotterdam, 1869. Improved with latest information until 1 April 1869.  Call sign NLQF, homeport Alblasserdam, bark, measurement 755 tons.