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Tuesday, 17 December 2019

Dutch bark Fop Smit bound for the Dutch East Indies according to the Dutch newspaper Nieuwe Rotterdamsche courant dated 15 October 1864

An announcement reported that the Dutch campagne bark ship Fop Smit captain W. Leversteyn was bound for Batavia and Surabaya, Dutch East Indies. On board was a skilled doctor and a milk giving cow. For more details owners W. Ruijs&Zonen and shipbrokers Ruijs&Kellar.(1)

Note
1. Captain W. Leverstein, flag no. 320 of Rotterdam, Netherlands, owned by Wm. Ruijs&Zonen, measurement 549 tons, built in 1851 and homeport Rotterdam. Source Staat der Nederlandsche Zeemagt en Koopvaardij-vloot op 1 Januarij 1864.