Ships docked in the Prins Hendrik dok at Middelburg, Netherlands according to the Dutch newspapers in 1881

The Middelburgsche Courant dated 18 January reported that the 3 mast ship ’s-Gravenhage was docked.

The Middelburgsche Courant dated 17 February reported that the same day the Swedish bark Charlotte Alexandrina was docked. The edition dated the 24th reported that she left that day the dock.

The Middelburgsche Courant dated 26 February reported that the steamship Utrecht captain Boonen coming van Rotterdam was docked. The edition dated 1 March reported that she left the dock underway to Rotterdam and that now the bark ship Betzy Arnold was docked. The edition dated the 3rd reported that the Betzy [Betzij] Arnold left the same day the dock.

The Middelburgsche Courant dated 15 March reported that the same day the Dutch steamship Aurora captain Stasse of Flushing arrived and was docked.

The Middelburgsche Courant dated 21 March reported that in the meantime 2 3mast ships were docked, namely the bark Enigma and the frigate Burgemeester Schorer lying behind each other. The next day was reported that in the morning a young lad of 8 years had an accident on board of the Burgemeester Schorer. He brought the breakfast for one labourer [boarder of his mother] on board, lost his way and dropped through the open fore hatch in the hold. He had a severe head wound and despite the instantly medical care of the doctor De Jongh passed the lad the same afternoon in the house of his mother the widow W. away.

The Middelburgsche Courant dated 3May reported that the bark Enigma left a day earlier the dock and that instead of her the steamship Prinses Marie of the Maatschappij Zeeland was docked.

The Middelburgsche Courant dated 9 September reported that the steamship Prinses Elisabeth left the dock that day.

The Middelburgsche Courant dated 6 October reported that the steamship Gelderland left the dock after being repaired and departed towards Flushing.

The Middelburgsche Courant dated 17 November reported that yesterday the screw steamboat Schiedam captain E.M. Chevalier arrived and that she was docked this morning.

The Middelburgsche Courant dated 13 December reported that the steamship Edam was salvaged and that day docked. According to tidings were two blades of her screw broken. The Zierikzeesche Nieuwsbode dated the 15th published an item dated Flushing the 13th reported that the newly built steamship of the Ned.-Am. Stoomvaart Maatschappij arrived at Flushing underway from her maiden voyage towards New York, USAShe lost two blades of her screw damaging a connection of her shaft causing her leaking with as result that a part of her cargo was spoiled. After unloading her cargo departed she the 12th to Middelburg and was there docked. The Middelburgsche Courant dated Wednesday 28 December reported that she left the dock on Sunday morning.

The Middelburgsche Courant dated 28 December reported that the steamship Utrecht coming from Rotterdam was docked.