In 1805 the Dutch government feels being obliged to retain the peace with the emperor of Morocco. So they decided 17 June 1805 to transfer the corvette Daphne, lying at Malaga. In July 1806 she still didn’t enter a Moroccan harbour and needing heavy repairs. The Moroccan emperor refused her to accept here unless she was repaired and fitted out with all needs. The Dutch didn’t intend to do so except giving a small amount of money to their consul. He was ordered to do all necessary in his view. The Dutch navy didn’t use the ship, which still costs quite a lot of money to keep in good condition. The Dutch also feared to sell the ship afterwards for just a little of money. When the consul wrote back that the Emperor was seriously thinking about bringing the ship to Morocco, he was ordered to prevent any kind of expenditures.
If the Daphne was indeed brought to Morocco, I yet not discovered. One source claims she was transferred to the Spanish. P. Glavimans built the 16-gun brig, later fitted out with 3 masts the ship, at the naval yard at Rotterdam in 1796. Her dimensions were 115 x 32 3/11 x 18. Commanding officer was lieutenant Gaijmans.
