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Wednesday, 15 April 2020

Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Lynx commissioned and recruiting crew according to the Dutch newspaper Middelburgsche Courant dated 18 April 1818

An item dated The Hague, Netherlands the 14th reported that he Dutch corvette Zr.Ms. Lynx was commissioned under captain lieutenant Coertsen/Coertzen and that on the 13th the enrolment of her crew started.(1)

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1. Department Amsterdam, on stocks at the navy yard at Amsterdam, Netherlands 13 February 1817, launched 21 February 1818, commissioned 1 April, docked 27 February-26 May 1823 at the navy yard at Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands by A. Bakker for repairs. coppered 1823, hull sold in Dutch East Indies according to decision dated 29 June 1826 no. 81, crew paid off 15 July, dimensions x x 17'-18', 28 guns and a crew numbering 150-160 men.