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Thursday, 2 April 2020

Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Ajax arrived at Surinam coming from the Dutch Gold Coast (Ghana) according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 3 September 1818

An item dated Amsterdam, Netherlands 28 August reported the arrival of the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Ajax captain lieutenant Bolken at Surinam after a voyage of 19 days coming from St. George d’Elmina.(1)

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1. Department Harlingen, on stocks by P. Schuijt jr at naval yard at Harlingen, Netherlands March 1796, launched October or 18 November 1796, coppered 1798, coppered 1813, out of service 28 February 1822, part of Colonial navy 1822, keel lighter 1823, broken up 1824, dimensions 115 x 32 3/11-32 9/11 x 18, 18-20 guns, 99-140 men.