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Thursday, 2 April 2020

Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Dolpijn and brig Zr.Ms. Merkuur arrived at Curacao coming from Surinam according to the Dutch newspaper Zierikzeesche Courant dated 11 June 1819

An item dated Curacao 27 March reported that on the Wednesday before the Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Dolphijn (1) captain Waardenburg and brig Zr.Ms. Merkuur (2) captain Pool arrived after a voyage of 10 days coming from Surinam.

Notes
1. A so-calledkuilcorvette, Department Amsterdam, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands January or 13 February 1817, launched on 21 February 1818, coppered 1819, while floating in the harbour of Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands intensively repaired by deputy constructor Bakker in May-October 1821, accommodation ship 1825, docked at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis and broken up 11 November 1842, served in the Dutch West and East Indies and an armament of, 28 guns.
2. On stocks at the navy yard at Rotterdam, Netherlands 15 January 1817, launched 18 July 1818, docked and coppered at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands 9-16 November, off Curacao hit by lightning and burned 1822 and an armament of 18 guns.