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Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Swedish warships sold to Colombia according to the Nederlandsche Staatscourant dated 25 October 1825

Stockholm, 16 September. Dealing with the recently sale of some warships against Spain severely protested decided the Swedish government that to secure the neutrality none navy officers or sailors were allowed to serve on board these ships and if they were all ready on board to leave them at once. The sell however while it had been a public auction was not redrawn. Spain had also been able to buy the ships if she feared that their enemy would buy them.